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 376-400 of 2125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-21608 | 10-in. | 3/18/1918 | The battle in the air | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21613 | 10-in. | 3/19/1918 | Annie Laurie | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21614 | 10-in. | 3/19/1918 | Auld lang syne | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21633 | 10-in. | 3/26/1918 | I'm sorry I made you cry | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21670 | 10-in. | 4/8/1918 | Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, General Pershing will cross the Rhine | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21683 | 10-in. | 4/18/1918 | There's a little blue star in the window (And it means all the world to me) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21684 | 10-in. | 4/18/1918 | I may stay away a little longer | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21685 | 10-in. | 4/18/1918 | Your lips are no man's land but mine | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21697 | 10-in. | 5/2/1918 | I need Thee every hour | Albert Campbell ; Harry McClaskey | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-21697 | 10-in. | 5/22/1925 | I need Thee every hour | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21910 | 10-in. | 5/10/1918 | We'll do our share (While you're over there) | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21913 | 10-in. | 5/10/1918 | Cornfield medley | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra (takes 1-3, 5, and 6); unaccompanied (take 4) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21919 | 10-in. | 5/10/1918 | Alice I'm in Wonderland (Since the day that I first met you) | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with violin duet and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21938 | 10-in. | 5/29/1918 | On the road that leads back home | Henry Burr ; Elizabeth Spencer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21939 | 10-in. | 5/29/1918 | When I send you a picture of Berlin (You'll know it's over 'over there,' I'm coming home) | Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21967 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | When you sang 'Hush-a-bye baby' to me | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-21968 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | When we meet in the sweet bye and bye | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-22112 | 10-in. | 7/1/1918 | A rainbow from the U.S.A. | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-22113 | 10-in. | 7/1/1918 | I'm gonna pin my medal on the girl I left behind | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-22119 | 10-in. | 7/8/1918 | The pickaninny's paradise | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with violin duet and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-22120 | 10-in. | 7/8/1918 | America, he's for you | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-22169 | 10-in. | 7/19/1918 | Mandy and me | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-22170 | 10-in. | 7/19/1918 | When we went to Sunday school | Henry Burr ; Marguerite Dunlap | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-22171 | 10-in. | 7/19/1918 | I miss that Mississippi miss that misses me | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with violin duet and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-22178 | 10-in. | 7/25/1918 | For your boy and my boy | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 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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