Editing Van Morrison (section)

===Halls of Fame===
The Hall of Fame inductions began in 1993 with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Morrison was the first living inductee not to attend his own [[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees|ceremony]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/van-morrison|website=Rockhall.com|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Van Morrison|access-date=9 November 2008}}</ref><ref name=RoganPage411>Rogan (2006), page 411.</ref> – [[Robbie Robertson]] from [[the Band]] accepted the award on his behalf.<ref name="TurnerPage177">Turner (1993), page 177.</ref> When Morrison became the initial musician inducted into the Irish Music Hall of Fame, [[Bob Geldof]] presented Morrison with the award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/435343.stm|title=Van's the man for rock museum|date=2 September 1999|work=BBC News|access-date=4 July 2008}}</ref> Morrison's third induction was into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] for "recognition of his unique position as one of the most important songwriters of the past century". [[Ray Charles]] presented the award, following a performance during which the pair performed Morrison's "[[Crazy Love (Van Morrison song)|Crazy Love]]" from the album ''Moondance''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E2DA1638F937A25755C0A9659C8B63|title=Songwriting hitmakers donning their laurels|author=Gunnaike, Lola O.|date=14 June 2003|work=The New York Times|access-date=1 July 2008}}</ref> Morrison's [[The BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] was for his ''Outstanding Contribution to British Music''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1994|title=Brit Award Shows-1994|publisher=Brit Awards|access-date=13 December 2009|archive-date=30 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630155750/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1994|url-status=dead}}</ref> Former Beirut hostage [[John McCarthy (journalist)|John McCarthy]] presented the award; while testifying to the importance of Morrison's song "[[Wonderful Remark]].” McCarthy called it "a song ... which was very important to us."<ref name="RoganPage419">Rogan (2006), page 419.</ref>

Three of Morrison's songs appear in [[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll]]: "[[Brown Eyed Girl]]", "[[Madame George]]" and "[[Moondance (song)|Moondance]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.listsofbests.com/list/37752-500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll|title=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll|website=Listsofbests.com|access-date=31 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304151913/http://www.listsofbests.com/list/37752-500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll|archive-date=4 March 2011}}</ref> The [[Songwriter's Hall of Fame]] awarded Morrison the Johnny Mercer Award on 18 June 2015 at their 46th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/van_morrison_to_receive_prestigious_johnny_mercer_award|title=Van Morrison to receive prestigious Johnny Mercer Award|date=8 April 2015|website=Songhall.org|access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref>