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 776-800 of 2125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-37339 | 10-in. | 1/5/1927 | Drifting | Henry Burr ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal duet, with pipe organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37340 | 10-in. | 1/5/1927 | Closer to Jesus | Henry Burr ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal duet, with pipe organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37341 | 10-in. | 1/5/1927 | Where the gates swing outward never | Henry Burr ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal duet, with pipe organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37365 | 10-in. | 1/18/1927 | Open up de gates of glory | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37366 | 10-in. | 1/18/1927 | Way down upon the Swanee River | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37387 | 10-in. | 2/1/1927 | Swing along | Henry Burr Octet | Male vocal octet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37388 | 10-in. | 2/1/1927 | Lass o' mine | Henry Burr Octet | Male vocal octet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37504 | 10-in. | 1/3/1927 | Perhaps you'll think of me | Henry Burr ; Carl Mathieu | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37564 | 10-in. | 1/24/1927 | That's what I call a pal | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37696 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Kentucky lullaby | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37697 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Swanee River Trail | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37725 | 10-in. | 1/15/1927 | If you see Sally | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37740 | 10-in. | 2/4/1927 | What does it matter? | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38009 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | Life's railway to heaven | Henry Burr ; James Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38010 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | Red lips kiss my blues away | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38131 | 10-in. | 3/2/1927 | If you're in love, you'll waltz | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38368 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Tired hands | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38373 | 10-in. | 4/28/1927 | Why should I say that I'm sorry (When nobody's sorry but me) | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38404 | 10-in. | 3/24/1927 | I crave you | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-39237 | 10-in. | 6/10/1927 | Chamberlin and Lindy (Our hats are off to you) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-39533 | 10-in. | 7/15/1927 | Sweet Marie | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-39612 | 10-in. | 6/29/1927 | Loved one | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-39941 | 10-in. | 8/5/1927 | Are you lonesome to-night? | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-40294 | 12-in. | 10/10/1927 | Gems from The fortune teller | Victor Salon Group | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-40504 | 10-in. | 10/24/1927 | Molly Malone | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo and quartet, with saxophone, piano, and organ | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed June 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 June 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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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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