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At Their Best
At Their Best may refer to: * ''At Their Best'', a 1998 compilation album of The Dubliners The Dubliners were an Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in personn ... * ''At Their Best'', a compilation album by Pentangle, 1983 * ''At Their Best'' (Spinners album), 1999 * ''At Their Best'' (The Supremes album), 1978 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dubliners
The Dubliners were an Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in personnel over their fifty-year career, but the group's success was centred on lead singers Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew. The band garnered international success with their lively Irish folk songs, traditional street ballads and instrumentals. The band were regulars on the folk scenes in both Dublin and London in the early 1960s, and were signed to the Major Minor Records, Major Minor label in 1965 after backing from Dominic Behan who was paid by Major-Minor to work with the Dubliners and help them to build a better act fit for larger concert hall venues. The Dubliners worked with Behan regularly between 1965 and 1966; Behan wrote numerous songs for this act including the song McAlpine's Fusiliers created specifically to showcase Ronnie Drew's grave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentangle (band)
Pentangle are a British folk band, formed in London in 1967. The original band was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and a later version has been active since the early 1980s. The original line-up, which was unchanged throughout the band's first incarnation (1967–1973), was Jacqui McShee (vocals); John Renbourn (vocals and guitar); Bert Jansch (vocals and guitar); Danny Thompson (double bass); and Terry Cox (drums). The name ''Pentangle'' was chosen to represent the five members of the band, and is also the device on Sir Gawain's shield in the Middle English poem ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'', which held a fascination for Renbourn. In 2007, the original members of the band were reunited to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and to record a short concert that was broadcast on BBC radio. The following June, all five original members embarked on a twelve-date UK tour. History Formation The original group formed in 1967. Renbourn an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At Their Best (Spinners Album)
''At Their Best'' is a 1999 studio album by American soul music vocal group The Spinners (American group), The Spinners, released on Click Records. This album re-records several of the band's hits and is their first new recordings in a decade; this album would also be their last new material until 2021's '''Round the Block and Back Again''. Reception Editors at AllMusic Guide scored ''At Their Best'' two out of five stars, with critic Raymond McKinney writing that "none of it truly recaptures the fire of the group's heyday, although their harmonies remain impeccable". Track listing #"This Place Hotel" (Michael Jackson) – 4:58 #"Why Me" (Andre Allen) – 4:46 #"Can't Help Lovin' You" (Doug Shawe) – 5:08 #"I'll Be Around (The Spinners song), I'll Be Around" (Thom Bell and Phil Hurtt) – 4:26 #"Do I Do" (Stevie Wonder)) – 6:17 #"That's Why I Love You" (Mark Nelson) – 4:32 #"Turn Off the Lights" (Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff) – 5:27 #"Check ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
