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Which of these singers had a US top-ten hit in 1970/1971 with the song "Domino"?
"Domino" is a hit song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It is the opening track of his fourth studio album, "His Band and the Street Choir". This song is Morrison's personal musical tribute to New Orleans R&B singer and pianist Fats Domino.
It was released by Warner Bros. Records in October 1970 as the first of three singles from the album. It reached number nine on the "Billboard" Hot 100 charts. As of 2021, "Domino" remains Morrison's highest-charting single ever, surpassing Morrison's signature song "Brown Eyed Girl", which had charted at number 10 in 1967.
Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s.
Morrison rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Belfast R&B band Them, with whom he wrote and recorded "Gloria", which became a garage band staple. His solo career started under the pop-hit-oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967.
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