JOHN MCDERMOTT (SINGER) -

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Conrad Black heard him singing at company parties. Black, along with other executives, financed McDermott's independent recording of Danny Boy in 1992, which was picked up and released in North America by EMI Music Canada. Following this unexpected success, McDermott decided to pursue a professional singing career....

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Charles McDermott (born March 25, 1955) is a Scottish-Canadian tenor best known for his rendering of the song Danny Boy. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, John moved with his family to Willowdale, Ontario, 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. After singing at weddings for a few years, he joined with several other choristers to form a group named The Mistletones in 1980. Starting in 1988, he has regularly been called upon to sing the national anthems at Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Maple Leafs. From 1984 through 1992 he worked as a circulation representative for the Toronto Sun...