The Commitments (1987) by Roddy Doyle (Audiobook & e-books)
"Barrytown, Dublin, has something to sing about. The Commitments
are spreading the gospel of the soul. Ably managed by Jimmy
Rabitte, brilliantly coached by Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, their twin
assault on Motown and Barrytown takes them by leaps and bounds
from Paris Hall to immortality on vinyl. But can The Commitments
live up to their name?"
The Commitments (1987) (originally to be called The Partitions) is
a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, and is the first episode in
The Barrytown Trilogy. It is a tale about a group of unemployed
young people in the north side of Dublin, Ireland, who start a soul
band.
The novel has been adapted into a feature film (directed by Alan Parker)
(1991) and a stage musical. Just like the novel, the film version is
concidered a cult classic.