John McCormack: The People's Tenor

The life and times of Ireland first global superstar John Count McCormack. Before Crosby and Sinatra there was McCormack, a colossus of the concert stage. With over 800 recording in his cata... Read allThe life and times of Ireland first global superstar John Count McCormack. Before Crosby and Sinatra there was McCormack, a colossus of the concert stage. With over 800 recording in his catalogue he made millions. His stardom was such that Fox Pictures paid him $500,000 in 1929 t... Read allThe life and times of Ireland first global superstar John Count McCormack. Before Crosby and Sinatra there was McCormack, a colossus of the concert stage. With over 800 recording in his catalogue he made millions. His stardom was such that Fox Pictures paid him $500,000 in 1929 to star in Song O' My Heart. Not bad for six weeks work.