Nice one Paul. Thanks Sam for hosting and the clips, although I prefer The Man less mellow:
https://youtu.be/I9Dih6JdwpM?si=bl9cPRhnCYzViLgo
"in all your revelation, baby"
Fun fact; his namesake Jim got his stage persona from watching Van at Whiskey A Go Go in '66.
Thanks for votes, Chris for the two, Witless for the double, Paul and Amej for the V(ictory) sign, of the times (which I considered my best clue - maybe I should have spent more time getting 'released' into the Van clue?).
Anyway, I consider it a victory that all of my clues got votes! Thanks.