Mid-Week Birthday Songs

Celebrating his 71st birthday today is Belfast-born rocker Sir Van Morrison, OBE, whose all-out R&B style -- sometimes dubbed "Celtic soul" -- has established him as one of the iconic singers of the rock era. Starting in the mid-1960s as the lead singer for Them ("Gloria", "Here Comes The Night"), Morrison later launched his solo career with the huge hit "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967.  A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Morrison has won two Grammys and four Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. Here he is, first with the classic rock standard "Gloria" and next with "Real Real Gone."