Van Morrison The Great Deception Author:Johnny Rogan Reclusive, difficult, and inscrutable, Van Morrison is a gifted singer-songwriter and an endlessly complicated man. Over the last five decades, his music has embraced rock, folk, blues, country, and jazz—with groundbreaking albums like Astral Weeks and Moondance and the recent Pay the Devil—and he remains a highly influentia... more »l figure. In Van Morrison: No Surrender, Johnny Rogan offers a provocative and revealing portrait of the musician, analyzing the sense of place in his work and the tortuous journey that took him from local fame in Belfast to international success as one of the most illustrious figures in popular music.« less