With Them, Morrison was a rough and tumble R&B singer..who was capable of bringing Irish soul to Bob Dylan's "It's All OverNow Baby Blue".
From: "Brian James" (bjames@cs.cornell.edu) Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan Subject: LA Times Article w/ D. content Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:35:24 -0500 An article on Janet Planet, Van Morrison's ex-wife, appeared in today's LA Times w some Dylan content, circa Woodstock years -- http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/LIVING/topstory.html The Dylan content: Janet says they moved to Woodstock largely to be in the vicinity of Bob Dylan, who was living there at the time. Seeking Dylan "Van fully intended to become Dylan's best friend, but the whole time we were there they never met." She winced at the memory. "Every time we'd drive past Dylan's house--Van didn't drive, I did-- Van would just stare wistfully out the window at the gravel road leading to Dylan's place. He thought Dylan was the only contemporary worthy of his attention. But back then, Bob just wasn't interested in him.