- Music
- 29 Sep 04
Van Morrison to receive prestigious industry award
Van Morrison will be honoured with BMI Icon staus at an awards ceremony in London next week
Van Morrison is to be honoured as a BMI (Broadcast Music Inc) Icon at the performing rights organisation's annual London Awards on October 5.
Having already been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, Morrison will be recognised at the Dorchester Hotel for his "enduring influence on generations of music makers."
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He joins a distinguished list of previous BMI Icons which includes James Brown, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Dolly Parton and Brian Wilson.