Subtitled "Van Morrison & Belfast," this brief volume by Gerald Dawe collects previously published work and weaves it into a mini-history of postwar Belfast and its music. The book is particularly good in evoking the city before the sectarian strife created no-go zones, when youths of all religions could come together in clubs to hear visiting and local bands play R&B and jazz. It was out of this milieu that Morrison developed his skills as a musician and songwriter, never losing sight of his hometown but eventually transcending it.
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