HOW MUSIC CHANGED, PART 1

The Great Tenors - Enrico Caruso and John McCormack

WITH TODAY'S SHOW, WE BEGIN AN ENTIRE NEW SERIES THAT WILL BE POSTED EACH FRIDAY.
Thanks to the Observer's List of "50 Albums that Changed Music," we were inspired to create our own list. Naturally, though, we could not limit ourselves to a mere 50 entries. Furthermore, it appeared ludicrous to rate them in any order other than chronological - how can you possibly quantify the intrinsic value and historic impact of, say, Leadbelly and Ornette Coleman? Ridiculous to even try, right??? So, our list runs chronologically, and it covers the past 100 years!!!! We start (naturally) at the beginning of recorded sound. Our intent is to present 250 shows (!!!!) and we will run them in semi-chronologiical order - meaning that next week we will move to the midpoint of our list - show #126 - and then we will return with show #2, then #127.... get it?
When we are done, we hope to have presented a fully realized account of American music culture for the past 100 years.

So, then, here is a list of songs (and suggested 'bonus' tracks for further listening) from today's show;

Most Influential Artists of the Past 100 Years
#1 – 1906 - The Tenors – Enrico Caruso and John McCormack

1) Enrico Caruso – I Pigliacci/Vesta la Giubba (On with the Show)
2) Enrico Caruso – Rigoletto: La Donna e Mobile (Woman Is Fickle) (Verdi)
3) Enrico Caruso – Santa Lucia (Neapolitan Song)
4) Enrico Caruso – O Sole Mio (My Sunshine)
5) Enrico Caruso – Torna A Surriento
6) Enrico Caruso – Rossini: Tarantella Neapolitana – La Danza (2000 ReMix)
7) BONUS – Enrico Caruso – Celeste Aida
8) BONUS – Enrico Caruso – Rigoletto: Bella Figlia dell’Amore (Verdi)
9) BONUS – Enrico Caruso – Over There
10) BONUS – Enrico Caruso – La Traviata
11) John McCormack – Una Furtiva Lagrima (Donizetti)
12) John McCormack – Mother Machree
13) John McCormack – Kathleen Mavourneen
14) John McCormack – It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
15) John McCormack – She Moved Thro’ the Fair
16) John McCormack – The Star of the County Down
17) BONUS – John McCormack – The Sunshine of Your Smile
18) BONUS – John McCormack – The Irish Immigrant
19) BONUS – John McCormack – Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
20) BONUS – John McCormack – I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen