Henry Burr

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.

Recordings (Results 976-1000 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	3453	10-in.	Jan.-Sept. 1906	While the old mill wheel is turning	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell ; Columbia Quartette	Male vocal duet and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3460	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Aug. 1906	Where thou canst rest	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3483	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1906	I am praying for you	Henry Burr ; Columbia Quartette	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3498	10-in.	between January and October 1906	All through the night	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3499	10-in.	between January and October 1906	Love me and the world is mine	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3541	10-in.	approximately 1906	'Tis but a dream	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3562	10-in.	ca. 1906-Jan. 1907	How can I leave thee?	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3571	10-in.	between late 1906 and February 1907	Iola	Henry Burr ; Irving Gillette ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3578	10-in.	between late 1906 and February 1907	Meet me, sweet Kathleen, in honeysuckle time	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3603	10-in.	between January and March 1907	Won't you come over to my house?	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3661	10-in.	ca. Jan.-June 1907	With you in eternity	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3680	10-in.	between January and August 1907	Little black lamb	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3681	10-in.	between January and August 1907	Red Wing	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3684	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Aug. 1907	Face to face	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3685	10-in.	between January and August 1907	Saved by grace	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3696	10-in.	between January and September 1907	When Summer tells Autumn goodbye	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3726	10-in.	between January and November 1907	Knocking, knocking, who is there?	Metropolitan Trio	Mixed vocal trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3728	10-in.	between January and November 1907	The flowers outside the cafe	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3754	10-in.	ca. 1907-Feb. 1908	Beyond the smiling and the weeping	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3755	10-in.	between 1907 and February 1908	Some day you'll come back to me	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3756	10-in.	between 1907 and February 1908	What a friend we have in Jesus	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3765	10-in.	ca. 1907-Jan. 1908	Love's roundelay	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3779	10-in.	between 1907 and February 1908	Hark! The herald angels sing	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3784	10-in.	ca. 1907-Feb. 1908	Some day when dreams come true	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3785	10-in.	ca. 1907-Feb. 1908	She's the fairest little flower dear old Dixie ever grew	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 976-1000 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed July 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 July 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645

External Sources

Wikipedia: Harry Haley McClaskey

Discogs: Henry Burr

Allmusic: Henry Burr

Linked Open Data Sources

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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/309059

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