The Words and Music of Van Morrison

Erik Hage is a widely published music journalist and Assistant Professor of Journalism, Mass Media, and Cultural Criticism at SUNY Cobleskill. He is a contributing writer toThe All-Music Guide to Rock (2002), The All-Music Guide to the Blues (2003),The All-Music Guide to Country (2003), The All-Music Guide to Hip-Hop (2003). He has also penned several hundred entries for Allmusic.com, and is a columnist and feature writer forMetroland, the alternative newsweekly of New York State's Capital Region. His column,The Major Lift, provides a monthly analysis of the mainstream music industry.