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Van Morrison’s music maestro steps out of the shadows

EXCLUSIVE: Child actor turned guitarist, musical director and composer Ronnie Johnson has spent half a century backing the rock ‘n roll greats. In an exclusive interview with Simon Walters, he reveals why he is launching his own new band – and the unlikely reason Van Morrison says he employed him.

The Independent UK

Sir Van Morrison announces 10 additional UK tour dates

The tour will begin with two nights at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on October 8 and 9.

Evening Standard

"The whole song turned into kind of a guitar dialogue." Watch the historic footage of Robbie Robertson saving Eric Clapton before they go head-to-head in a duel for the ages

Captured by Martin Scorsese for the concert film The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton's guitar duel is a standout moment from two standout careers

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Joy Crookes dazzles Montreux Jazz Festival with a charismatic performance

British artist unveiled two new songs at the Stravinski Auditorium, as the historic festival celebrates its 60th edition

The Independent UK

“Van Morrison didn’t speak to us, and we didn’t speak to him. We just started playing through the charts”: How jazz bassist Richard Davis helped shape Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks

Released in 1968, Astral Weeks initially went unnoticed before eventually attaining near-mythical status among folk-rock fans

Guitar World

"Daring and meditative and spiritual and rousing." Van Morrison perfects his blues/rock/Celtic soul thing on Saint Dominic's Preview

In which Van the Man accidentally invents Montrose

Louder

Van Morrison announces five‑night London residency at the brand-new British Airways ARC venue

Van Morrison will launch the first residency at the new British Airways ARC venue in London with five fully seated shows in September 2026.

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Van Morrison reveals the one thing that made him perform

Crediting an early immersion in jazz with shaping a career that has spanned decades, Van Morrison has admitted he would “probably not” be performing today were it not for his father’s music collection.

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Van Morrison 'pretends to be someone else'

Van Morrison has confessed he is actually "an introvert working in an extrovert world".

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Music legends among winners at Jazz FM Awards 2026

The evening saw one of the most influential labels in jazz, Verve Records, receive the gold award during its 70th anniversary year.

Evening Standard

Moya Brennan obituary

Singer and musician who was a founder member of Clannad and lent an ethereal beauty to the theme of the TV series Harry’s Game

The Guardian - UK

No stylist, no lighting rig… but passport photos make some of the best celebrity pictures. This new book helps me understand why with its mugshots of Joan Collins, Mick Jagger, Mohammad Ali and more

It documents how a modest Oxford Street studio, open for 66 years, assembled an astonishing archive of famous faces

Digital Camera World

Keith Altham obituary

Journalist who pioneered the role of rock music PR in the UK and looked after the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Beach Boys

The Guardian - UK

Van Morrison to be honoured with lifetime achievement award

Sir Van Morrison is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Jazz FM Awards 2026, taking place in central London next month. The 80-year-old Northern Irish musician stated that jazz and blues have consistently been at the core of his musical work. Morrison boasts a career spanning…

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Van Morrison to receive Jazz FM lifetime achievement award

The Belfast-born musician has released more than 40 studio albums across more than six decades.

Louder

"It reminded me of the politics of fear, like we're doing today": How the LA club scene in the 1960s shaped American rock then sparked a revolution

The Doors to a riot: Six months in the life of Sunset Strip

The Guardian - UK

From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever – ranked!

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently exciting’ No 1 …

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“It was my first studio job. I wiped a Robert Fripp guitar section. He wasn’t happy”: A world-class producer recalls shaky start to his career

After the baptism of fire that was King Crimson’s Lizard, he worked on Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon, Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage and dozens of Van Morrison records

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My Favorite Concert Film Of All Time Turned 48 This Year, And I'm Pumped For My Annual Thanksgiving Day Rewatch

A final farewell from a phenomenal band.

The Independent UK

Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese’s cocaine-fuelled bromance is the basis of a bracing memoir

THE READING LIST: ‘Maybe the rock’n’roll lifestyle I had brought into Marty’s life was to blame for his plight,’ worries the late guitarist of The Band in this bracing account. Patrick Smith enjoys a window into their decades-long friendship

The Guardian - AU

Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘I fell asleep on stage once – I could hear someone doing my material, got annoyed and woke up’

In the lead-up to the new series of Return to Paradise, the actor and comedian talks Father Dougal’s knitwear, Van Morrison and his disappointing sauerkraut

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“I definitely felt something special in the air that day": How Van Morrison recorded his greatest song

Session guitarists Hugh McCracken and Al Gorgoni recalled their memories and vital contributions

The Guardian - UK

‘The vocals were on another level’: how Counting Crows made Mr Jones

‘It’s about the night me and my best friend Marty Jones hung out with a flamenco troupe, wishing we were cool musicians too – so we could talk to the girls a little better’

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t miss the clamour of people’s adulation’: Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James on scandals, reunions and her beef with Elvis Costello

She became an 80s pop icon – and a media hate figure. Now, reforming her group after more than 30 years, James recalls her painful path through through the music business, surviving ‘Harvey Weinstein-type’ situations, and working with punk’s finest

The Independent UK

Hitmaker Bert Berns is posthumously included in Songwriters Hall of Fame

Songwriter and producer Bert Berns has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

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