Van Morrison plays his song "Gloria" live in concert before a sold-out crowd at SFJazz in San Francisco, California on September 14, 2023. Gloria was released as the B-side to the "Baby Please Don't Go" single by Van Morrison's band Them in 1964. The song, which appeared on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time list, has been covered by many over the years, including The Doors, Patti Smith, John Mellencamp, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, Rickie Lee Jones, and The Shadows of Knight. Van Morrison is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland who has won six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (1993) and the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2003). Joining him onstage were Dave Keary (guitar), John Platania (guitar), John Allair (organ), Bob Ruggiero (drums), David Hayes (bass), Lucia Evans (backing vocals), Omega Rae (backing vocals), Jeff Taylor (saxophone / clarinet / flute / vocals), and Alan "Sticky" Wicket (washboard / percussion).

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Gloria lyrics:

Like to tell ya about my baby
You know she comes around
She about five feet four
From her head to the ground

You know she comes around here
At just about midnight
She make ya feel so good, Lord
She make ya feel all right

And her name is G-L-O-R-I

G-L-O-R-I-A (GLORIA)
G-L-O-R-I-A (GLORIA)
I'm gonna shout it all night (GLORIA)
I'm gonna shout it everyday (GLORIA)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

She comes around here
Just about midnight
Ha, she make me feel so good, Lord
I wanna say she make me feel alright

Comes a-walkin' down my street
When she come to my house
She knock upon my door
And then she comes to my room
And she make me feel alright

G-L-O-R-I-A (GLORIA)
G-L-O-R-I-A (GLORIA)
I'm gonna shout it all night (GLORIA)
I'm gonna shout it everyday (GLORIA)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Looks so good (GLORIA) well alright
Just so good (GLORIA) alright, yeah

Written by Van Morrison

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Van Morrison show announcement:

A six-time Grammy winner and 1993 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Van Morrison is the definition of a living musical legend – a master storyteller and a mystical, enigmatic figure steeped in spiritualism and folklore. First coming to prominence in the mid-60s as front man of the Irish R&B band Them, who scored an international hit with the anthemic single “Gloria,” Morrison’s career as a solo artist began auspiciously with the release of the smash “Brown Eyed Girl” in 1967. The song is still Morrison’s calling card and even forty years after its release remained the 4th most requested song on American radio, paving the way for the 1968 masterpiece Astral Weeks and its blockbuster 1970 follow-up Moondance. Astral Weeks and Moondance have since been ranked as #17 and #65 respectively on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and have cemented Morrison’s standing as an icon.

The ensuing years have witnessed an endlessly creative and prolific artist working at the top of his game, recording nearly 40 studio and live albums of staggering range, from his signature blue eyed “Celtic soul” and the jazz vocal songbook of Mose Allison to an embrace of country music, Delta blues with John Lee Hooker, and Irish folk in collaboration with the Chieftains. His unforgettable songs have become part of the cultural fabric, including “Domino,” “Moondance,” “Wild Night,” “Tupelo Honey,” and “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You.” Morrison returns for three nights, his first since his October 2017 concerts with the late Joey DeFrancesco.

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Van Morrison live tour dates (2023):

June 28 - London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
July 4 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Queen Elisabeth Hall
July 5 - Brussels, Belgium @ The Cirque Royal
July 7 - Rotterdam, Holland @ North Sea Jazz Festival 2023
July 22 - Cascais, Portugal @ CoolJazz Festival 2023
Aug. 25 - Sandringham, UK @ Sandringham Estate
Aug. 26 - Birmingham, UK @ Páirc Festival
Aug. 31 - Boston, MA @ Boch-Shubert Theater
Sept. 1 - Boston, MA @ Boch-Shubert Theater
Sept. 4 - San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell
Sept. 6 - Las Vegas, NV @ Bakkt Theater / Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Sept. 8 - Las Vegas, NV @ Bakkt Theater / Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Sept. 9 - Las Vegas, NV @ Bakkt Theater / Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Sept. 12 - San Francisco, CA @ SFJazz
Sept. 13 - San Francisco, CA @ SFJazz
Sept. 14 - San Francisco, CA @ SFJazz
Sept. 16 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Sept. 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
Sept. 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
Sept. 22 - Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center
Sept. 24 - Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center

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