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Van Morrison, like the Grateful Dead, has a huge following of fans that have a nickname...The Dead has Deadheads, and Van Morrison has Vanatics....even if you're a big Van fan, here are 10 facts you may not know about him: that he wrote his first big hit, "Gloria," when he was 18 years old with the band "Them"...that he recorded his biggest albums in sessions with no structure and no sheet music for the most part...that he got he nickname "Van the Man" when Robbie Robertson of the Band brought him onstage during "The Last Waltz" concert...that he's mad at Bruce Springsteen because someone told him Bruce stole some of his onstage moves....here's more about those, plus more facts you may not know about Van Morrison: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-van-morrison/