Original: Pavarotti 's earliest musical influences were his father 's recordings , most of them featuring the popular tenors of the day - Beniamino Gigli , Giovanni Martinelli , Tito Schipa and Enrico Caruso .
Simplified: Pavarotti started to listen to his father 's recordings of famous tenors of the day such as Beniamino Gigli , Giovanni Martinelli , Tito Schipa and Enrico Caruso .