Too Late To Stop Now - The Van Morrison Story

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20160927

20150122 (R2)

Another chance to hear the great Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison looking back at his life and work in conversation with Leo Green, first broadcast in 2016.

This first episode takes in Van's early life as a musician, his first influences and the start of his career in Belfast and Hamburg with the band Them.

After working with Them's New York producer Bert Berns on Top 40 pop hit Brown Eyed Girl (1967), Morrison moved to another realm.

Recorded over three days with legendary jazz musicians Astral Weeks (1968) is a still singular album, combining street poetry, jazz improvisation, Celtic invocation and Afro Celtic Blues wailing. Morrison would weave these and myriad other influences into the albums that followed in quick succession.

Reflecting on new life in America on the joyous Sinatra soul of Moondance (1970) and the country inflected Tupelo Honey (1971) he summoned old spiritual and ancestral life in the epic St Dominic's Preview (1972) closer track Listen to the Lion.

Steering his own course throughout the 80s on albums such as No Guru, No Method, No Teacher he claimed Celtic roots with The Chieftains on Irish Heartbeat. Teaming with Georgie Fame brought new impetus to his live show while Avalon Sunset saw him back in the album and single charts by the decades end.

Van Morrison continued to advance on his status as a game-changing artist through the 90s and into the 21st century.

Awards and accolades - a Brit, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, six Grammys, honorary doctorates, entry into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and the French Ordres des Artes et des Lettres - attest to the international reach of Van's musical art.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green from 2016.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.

20160928

20150129 (R2)

Another chance to hear the great Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison looking back at his life and work in conversation with Leo Green, first broadcast in 2016.

This second episode of four takes in Van's early life as a solo musician, and in particular his debut solo album, the classic Astral Weeks.

Recorded over three days with legendary jazz musicians, Astral Weeks (1968) is a still singular album, combining street poetry, jazz improvisation, Celtic invocation and Afro Celtic Blues wailing. Morrison would weave these and myriad other influences into the albums that followed in quick succession.

Reflecting on new life in America on the joyous Sinatra soul of Moondance (1970) and the country inflected Tupelo Honey (1971), he summoned old spiritual and ancestral life in the epic St Dominic's Preview (1972) closer track Listen to the Lion.

Steering his own course throughout the 80s on albums such as No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, he claimed Celtic roots with The Chieftains on Irish Heartbeat. Teaming with Georgie Fame brought new impetus to his live show while Avalon Sunset saw him back in the album and single charts by the decade's end.

Van Morrison continued to advance on his status as a game-changing artist through the 90s and into the 21st century.

Awards and accolades - a Brit, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, 6 Grammys, honorary doctorates from Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster, entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the French Ordres des Artes et des Lettres - attest to the international reach of Van's musical art.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green from 2016.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.

20160929

20150205 (R2)

Another chance to hear the great Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison looking back at his life and work in conversation with Leo Green, first broadcast in 2016.

Van looks back at his life and work, and in this programme focuses on the influence he has had on other artists. Including covers of his songs by the likes of Michael Bubl退, Tom Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green from 2016.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.

Another chance to hear the great Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison looking back at his life and work in conversation with Leo Green, first broadcast in 2016.

Van looks back at his life and work, and in this programme focuses on the influence he has had on other artists. Including covers of his songs by the likes of Michael Bublé, Tom Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green from 2016.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.

20160930

20150212 (R2)

Van Morrison looks back at his life and work in a series of interviews with Leo Green. Last in a series first broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

Tonight Van discusses the way he records, the reasons why his music is so popular with film and TV producers (featuring in over 150 films to date) and introduces duets with PJ Proby, the late Bobby Womack and Mavis Staples.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in a series of interviews with Leo Green.

Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20160927	20150122 (R2)	Another chance to hear the great Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison looking back at his life and work in conversation with Leo Green, first broadcast in 2016. This first episode takes in Van's early life as a musician, his first influences and the start of his career in Belfast and Hamburg with the band Them. After working with Them's New York producer Bert Berns on Top 40 pop hit Brown Eyed Girl (1967), Morrison moved to another realm. Recorded over three days with legendary jazz musicians Astral Weeks (1968) is a still singular album, combining street poetry, jazz improvisation, Celtic invocation and Afro Celtic Blues wailing. Morrison would weave these and myriad other influences into the albums that followed in quick succession. Reflecting on new life in America on the joyous Sinatra soul of Moondance (1970) and the country inflected Tupelo Honey (1971) he summoned old spiritual and ancestral life in the epic St Dominic's Preview (1972) closer track Listen to the Lion. Steering his own course throughout the 80s on albums such as No Guru, No Method, No Teacher he claimed Celtic roots with The Chieftains on Irish Heartbeat. Teaming with Georgie Fame brought new impetus to his live show while Avalon Sunset saw him back in the album and single charts by the decades end. Van Morrison continued to advance on his status as a game-changing artist through the 90s and into the 21st century. Awards and accolades - a Brit, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, six Grammys, honorary doctorates, entry into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and the French Ordres des Artes et des Lettres - attest to the international reach of Van's musical art. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green from 2016. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.
02	20160928	20150129 (R2)	Another chance to hear the great Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison looking back at his life and work in conversation with Leo Green, first broadcast in 2016. This second episode of four takes in Van's early life as a solo musician, and in particular his debut solo album, the classic Astral Weeks. Recorded over three days with legendary jazz musicians, Astral Weeks (1968) is a still singular album, combining street poetry, jazz improvisation, Celtic invocation and Afro Celtic Blues wailing. Morrison would weave these and myriad other influences into the albums that followed in quick succession. Reflecting on new life in America on the joyous Sinatra soul of Moondance (1970) and the country inflected Tupelo Honey (1971), he summoned old spiritual and ancestral life in the epic St Dominic's Preview (1972) closer track Listen to the Lion. Steering his own course throughout the 80s on albums such as No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, he claimed Celtic roots with The Chieftains on Irish Heartbeat. Teaming with Georgie Fame brought new impetus to his live show while Avalon Sunset saw him back in the album and single charts by the decade's end. Van Morrison continued to advance on his status as a game-changing artist through the 90s and into the 21st century. Awards and accolades - a Brit, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, 6 Grammys, honorary doctorates from Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster, entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the French Ordres des Artes et des Lettres - attest to the international reach of Van's musical art. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green from 2016. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.
03	20160929	20150205 (R2)	Another chance to hear the great Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison looking back at his life and work in conversation with Leo Green, first broadcast in 2016. Van looks back at his life and work, and in this programme focuses on the influence he has had on other artists. Including covers of his songs by the likes of Michael Bubl退, Tom Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green from 2016. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green. Another chance to hear the great Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison looking back at his life and work in conversation with Leo Green, first broadcast in 2016. Van looks back at his life and work, and in this programme focuses on the influence he has had on other artists. Including covers of his songs by the likes of Michael Bublé, Tom Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green from 2016. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.
04	20160930	20150212 (R2)	Van Morrison looks back at his life and work in a series of interviews with Leo Green. Last in a series first broadcast on BBC Radio 2. Tonight Van discusses the way he records, the reasons why his music is so popular with film and TV producers (featuring in over 150 films to date) and introduces duets with PJ Proby, the late Bobby Womack and Mavis Staples. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in a series of interviews with Leo Green. Van Morrison looks back over his long career in an interview with Leo Green.