Book

Heylin, Clinton.

Can you feel the silence? : Van Morrison, a new biography / Clinton Heylin.

1st U.S. ed.

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2003.

xvi, 560 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Discusses the life and work of the rock singer and songwriter, tracing his evolution from his working-class roots in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, through his disastrous business dealings which left him penniless, to the current state of his solo career.

Morrison, Van, 1945-

Singers -- Ireland -- Biography.

Rock musicians -- Ireland -- Biography.

Rock music -- Ireland -- History and criticism.

Biographies.

Van Morrison, a new biography

"An a capella Book."

Includes sessionography (pages 515-529), bibliographical references (p. 530-542) , and index.

Preface: The art of new biography -- Age 1. When the child was a child -- 1. 1945-60: On Hyndford Street -- 2. 1947-60: His father's footsteps -- 3. 1957-62: Riding on the side -- 4. 1963-64: Leaving Ireland -- Age 2. The story of them -- 5. 1964: Good times -- 6. 1964: Gotta walk away -- 7. 1964-65: Angry young them -- 8. 1966: Getting twisted -- Age 3. An east coast point of view -- 9. 1966-67: Can't stop now -- 10. 1967: He ain't give you none -- 11. 1967-68: The Drumshanbo Hustle -- 12. 1968-69: Venturing into the slipstream -- Age 4. Before the wind -- 13. 1969-70: Entering the mainstream -- 14. 1970-71: The sweet-tempered innocent and the prickly bear -- 15. 1971-72: Listening to the lion -- 16. 1972-73: Hard times and fine lines -- Age 5. Keeping a stiff upper lip -- 17. 1973-74: A commercial cul-de-sac -- 18. 1974-75: Naked to the world -- 19. 1975-77: Not working for you -- 20. 1978-79: In transition -- Age 6. Back into the music -- 21. 1979-80: Down by Avalon -- 22. 1981-83: The days of dominion -- 23. 1984-86: Days of blooming wonder -- 24. 1987-88: The secret heart of music -- Age 7. All in the game -- 25. 1989-91: These are the days -- 26. 1991-96: Fire in his belly -- 27. 1996-99: The Van Morrison masterclass -- 28. 1998-2001: At the dark end of the street -- Epilogue -- Dramatis personae -- A Van Morrison sessionography 1964-2001 -- Notes and bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

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