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Land of a Thousand Dances - Multicam

4 weeks ago

Belated Happy Birthday to our guitarist Kenneth McCluskey (AKA Derek “The Meatman” Scully).

Here’s a short video clip of The Stars From The Commitments performing “Land of a 1000 Dances”, a great classic that has been covered by many different artists since its first release back in 1962.

It was a big hit especially for Wilson Pickett and the last time that we met him was when we were performing at the Helsinki Blues and Roots Festival in 2004. We mentioned to him that and a lot of The Stars from The Commitments set list are Wilson Pickett songs and he said “not to worry and that we should play them anyway, that he was very proud that a whole new generation would be listening and performing these great songs. At one time people wanted to put this music in to the archives but it was just too good to do that!” Great words from a legend. youtu.be/gX0QjMNYk70 ...

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'Land of a Thousand Dances' taken from our 'live' performance in Dublin. Thanks to David Merriman (DMI Videos) for shooting the full performance, producing t...

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2 months ago

Almost 30 years on since the release of the film here’s a short clip of The Stars From The Commitments performing Mustang Sally.

A classic song that has stood the test of time.

In memory of Alan Parker.

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Mustang Sally Multicam

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'Mustang Sally' taken from our 'live' performance in Dublin. Thanks to David Merriman (DMI Videos) for shooting the full performance, producing the promo vid...

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Alan Parker - Director, Writer, Producer - Official Website

2 months ago

I am really saddened to hear of the news that Alan passed away. He was an absolutely fantastic man with a generosity and talent that is unequalled. I am very privileged to have been given the opportunity to have worked with him and will always be eternally grateful for this life changing event. My deepest condolences to his wife Lisa and family.

Kenneth McCluskey aka – Derek “The Meatman” Scully

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The official personal website of the Oscar and BAFTA award-winning film director Alan Parker contains over 1000 photos and many behind-the-scenes essays.

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Commitments director Alan Parker has died aged 76

2 months ago

So sad to hear of the passing of the brilliant Alan Parker. Our condolences to his family.

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Director Alan Parker, whose work included The Commitments, Angela's Ashes, Bugsy Malone and Midnight Express, has died aged 76.

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The Stars From The Commitments - 'Get Ready' Multicam

3 months ago

Check out this amazing version of ‘Get Ready’ from one of our incredible vocalists, Antoinette Dunleavy and brilliant sax solo by Serge Stavila.

Kenneth McCluskey (a.k.a. Derek “The Meatman” Scully) recalls the time Dennis Edwards, from The Temptations, joined the band on stage to duet ‘Get Ready’ with Robert Arkins (a.k.a. Jimmy Rabbitte) at The Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, in 1997.

“What I can remember is, Dennis was an absolute gent with a huge stage presence and voice. During the day of the show we did a soundcheck to run over some numbers and work out some voicings and arrangements. Dennis was a great man for coming up with ideas and suggestions and it was a real pleasure to work with such a talented and positive man.”

Dennis replaced David Ruffin as lead singer of The Temptations in 1968 and was the voice of Grammy Award winning hits including ‘Papa Was a Rolling Stone’ and ‘Cloud Nine’.

Sadly he passed away on 01 February, 2018.

The Stars From The Commitments:

Kenneth McCluskey (a.k.a. Derek “The Meatman” Scully) - Guitar/Vocals

Robert Arkins (a.k.a. Jimmy Rabbitte) - Vocals

Michael Aherne (a.k.a. Steven “The Soul Surgeon” Clifford) - Keyboards/Vocals

Ronan Dooney - Trumpet, Commitments Soundtrack

Serge Stavila - Saxophone

Sandii Jane Hyland - Vocals

Antoinette Dunleavy - Vocals

Andreas Nolan - Bass

Paul Maher - Drums

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The Stars From The Commitments - 'Get Ready' taken from our 'live' performance in Dublin. Thanks to David Merriman (DMI Videos) for shooting the full perform...

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