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Count John Francis McCormack [1] (14 June 1884 – 16 September 1945), [2] was an Irish lyric tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control. [3]
[1] [2] [3] John McDermott is best known for his rendering of the songs "Danny Boy" and "Loch Lomond". Born in Glasgow, Scotland, McDermott moved with his family to Willowdale, Toronto, Canada in 1965. Growing up in a musical family, his only formal musical training was at St. Michael's Choir School in Toronto, Ontario in 1971 and 1972.
"Danny Boy" – one of the most popular Ireland-related songs, though the lyrics were written by an Englishman and only later set to an Irish tune [58] "Easy and Slow" – a Dublin song of somewhat constant innuendo [24] "Eileen Oge" – by Percy French, also played as a reel [59] "The Ferryman" – by Pete St. John, set in Dublin
The title of the air came from the name of County Londonderry, and was collected by Jane Ross of Limavady in the county.. Ross submitted the tune to music collector George Petrie, and it was then published by the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland in the 1855 book The Ancient Music of Ireland, which Petrie edited. [1]
Her singing of his compositions resulted in his writing two of the most popular hits of the 20th-century "Danny Boy" (1910) and "Roses of Picardy". [2] The composer Haydn Wood wrote the music for over 200 ballads, of which "Roses of Picardy" became his most popular. Wood related that the melody came to him as he was going home one night on the ...
Danny Boy was born on October 31, 1977, and grew up in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois.In 2016, Danny Boy announced that he is gay. [3] He has said in numerous interviews that the suicide of a man he had been in a relationship with pushed him to come out, and that he wants to be a positive role model for LGBTQ people experiencing shame over their sexuality.
John MacCormac (1791–1865), Irish timber merchant; Count John McCormack (tenor) (1884–1945), Irish tenor; John W. McCormack (1891–1980), politician from Massachusetts, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1962–1971
Oh, Danny boy, Oh Danny boy, I love you so! But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an Avé there for me. And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me, And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be, For you will bend and tell me that ...