Book DetailsCountry: Ireland
Language: English
Genre: Modern Fiction
Publisher: Dublin: King Farouk
Publication Date: 1987
Fictional Artist:
Artist: The Commitments
Genre: Soul/ R&B
Country: Ireland
Real World Analogue: As a cover band, The Commitments mainly sound like the artists whose songs they perform. They also have the distinction of being one of the few fictional bands to have inspired multiple cover bands, despite the fact that the material they performed was hardly lacking cover bands to start with!
Jacket Blurb:
Barrytown, Dublin, has something to sing about. The Commitments are spreading the gospel of the soul. Ably managed by Jimmy Rabbitte, brilliantly coached by Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, their twin assault on Motown and Barrytown takes them by leaps and bounds from the parish hall to the steps of the studio door. But can The Commitments live up to their name?Notes: 'Dublin: King Farouk' was Doyle's own company through which the first few hundred copies of The Commitments were self-published. I cannot find an accurate date for publication, though the year is correct.
See also: The Guts - Roddy Doyle - a novel catching up with Commitments' manager Jimmy Rabbitt in middle age.
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