Henry Burr
Henry Burr (January 15, 1882 – April 6, 1941) was a Canadian singer, radio performer and producer. He was born Harry Haley McClaskey and used Henry Burr as one of his many pseudonyms, in addition to Irving Gillette, Henry Gillette, Alfred Alexander, Robert Rice, Carl Ely, Harry Barr, Frank Knapp, Al King, and Shamus McClaskey. He produced more than 12,000 recordings, by his own estimate, and some of his most popular recordings included "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight", "Till We Meet Again" with Albert Campbell, "Beautiful Ohio", "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" "When I Lost You" and "In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree". A tenor, he performed as a soloist and in duets, trios and quartets. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 15, 1882 (St. Stephen, New Brunswick), Died April 6, 1941 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, lyricist, leader, performer, speaker, composer, vocalist
Notes: Original name: Harry McClaskey.
See Also: McClaskey, Harry
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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 2125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-17084 | 10-in. | 1/31/1916 | Young America, we're strong for you | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17085 | 10-in. | 1/31/1916 | Sweet cider time when you are mine | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17146 | 10-in. | 2/11/1916 | Sighing | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17147 | 10-in. | 2/11/1916 | Goodbye, good luck, God bless you (Is all that I can say) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with bells and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17259 | 10-in. | 3/6/1916 | Down where the Swanee River flows | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17260 | 10-in. | 3/6/1916 | Luana Lou | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with mandolin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17305 | 10-in. | 3/15/1916 | She was a girl I used to know | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17306 | 10-in. | 3/15/1916 | Put your arms around me, Lindy Lou | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17352 | 10-in. | 3/22/1916 | Shades of night | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17353 | 10-in. | 3/22/1916 | Your wife | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17354 | 10-in. | 3/22/1916 | Goodnight dear, goodnight | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17426 | 10-in. | 4/3/1916 | Oh, Joe, with your fiddle and bow, you stole my heart away | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17427 | 10-in. | 4/3/1916 | Arrah go on, I'm gonna go back to Oregon | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17458 | 10-in. | 4/7/1916 | There's a Quaker down in Quaker town | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17459 | 10-in. | 4/7/1916 | I've lost you, so why should I care | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17542 | 10-in. | 4/27/1916 | The Honolulu blues | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with mandolin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17549 | 10-in. | 4/27/1916 | On the Old Dominion line | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17704 | 10-in. | 5/18/1916 | There's a garden in old Italy | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17705 | 10-in. | 5/18/1916 | Honolulu Lou | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with mandolin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17706 | 10-in. | 5/18/1916 | Mulberry moon | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17765 | 10-in. | 6/2/1916 | When the sun goes down in Romany | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17781 | 10-in. | 6/2/1916 | Do what your mother did (I'll do the same as your dad) | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17979 | 10-in. | 7/13/1916 | On the South Sea isle | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra and guitars | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-18020 | 10-in. | 6/26/1916 | Welcome, honey, to your old plantation home | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with banjo and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-18021 | 10-in. | 6/26/1916 | Dear old dreamy Honolulu town | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with mandolin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Burr, Henry - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92086802
Wikidata: Harry Haley McClaskey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q530690
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/55812022
MusicBrainz: Harry Haley McClaskey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be15b6c3-de1e-49e3-95f6-e56d4d0d203f
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