Irish Heartbeat: A Tribure to Van Morrison
Schedule
Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Raue Center For The Arts | Crystal Lake, IL
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As a small child in Belfast, Van Morrison used to love listening to his father’s Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Muddy Waters, Mahalia Jackson, and Leadbelly records. He became a traveling musician at age 13 and formed Them in 1964 at 19.From then on, it was simply impossible to categorize him in any traditional musical category. You want pop? Gloria. Top 40? Domino. Iconic song played at every social function known to man? Brown-Eyed Girl.
But that merely scratches the surface. Van Morrison’s complete understanding of the gospel, jazz & R&B idioms makes the prospect of forging a tribute show to the Belfast Cowboy a wonderful challenge.
And Soundtracks of a Generation’s producer Doug James has done just that with Irish HeartBeat, forming a crack 10-piece outfit featuring singer/harp player Derrick Procell that will play all the Van Morrison hits but will—almost more importantly—span the musical genres represented during Morrison’s 60 year career, paying homage to the most original of artists.
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Where is it happening?
Raue Center For The Arts, 41 Grant St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014-4313, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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