Recommended Materials
MUSIC FROM THE NEW YORK STAGE
Collection of songs performed on the New York stage from 1890 through 1920. Tracks include 1911’s #1 hit song recorded by Will Oakland, “I Love the Name of Mary.” Also included is Chauncey Olcott’s recording of his hit songs “Mother Machree” and "When Irish Eyes are Smiling."
Pearl Records # 9053, 1993.
THE VOICE OF IRELAND
John McCormack recordings from the early 1900’s. Tracks include his #1 hit from 1911, “Mother Machree.”
Prism Records, 2001.
THE MELODY AT NIGHT, WITH YOU
Contemporary Jazz great, Keith Jarrett performs standards. Tracks include the 1899 #1 hit song “My Wild Irish Rose." ECM Records # 314 547 949, 1999.
THE PHONOGRAPHIC YEARBOOK: 1913: COME AND SEE THE BIG PARADE
Collection of the hit songs from 1913 and part of the Phonographic Yearbook series. Tracks include Chauncey Olcott’s #1 recording of his song “When Irish Eyes are Smiling.”
Archeophone Records # 9005, 2003.