John McCormack was born on this day, June 14, 1884. The Irish tenor is considered one of the world's first radio megastars. ... To some, McCormack is simply Ireland’s greatest musical artist.

John McCormack, the acclaimed Irish lyric tenor and future Papal Count, entered the world in Athlone, County Westmeath, on June 14, 1884. Rising from a working‑class background, church‑choir ...