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 1001-1025 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	3802	10-in.	between January and May 1908	Wanderer's night song	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3803	10-in.	between January and May 1908	Bye bye dearie	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3804	10-in.	ca. Jan.-May 1908	As long as the world rolls on	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3877	10-in.	between January and October 1908	On Calvary's brow	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3878	10-in.	between January and October 1908	Throw out the life line	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3891	10-in.	between January and July 1908	I'm starving for one sight of you	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3912	10-in.	ca. Jan.-July 1908	Are you sincere?	Henry Burr ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3922	10-in.	between January and October 1908	You have always been the same old pal	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3928	10-in.	between January and October 1908	When you first kiss the last girl you love	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3935	10-in.	approximately 1908	Rainbow	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3939	10-in.	ca. 1908	Honor bright, I loves yer right, old pal	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3953	10-in.	approximately 1908	I love you as the roses love the dew	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3961	10-in.	between January and November 1908	If you'll remember me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3969	10-in.	approximately 1908	The big red shawl	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3989	10-in.	between January 1908 and February 1909	In the garden of my heart	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	3990	10-in.	ca. Jan. 1908-Feb. 1909	That's what the rose said to me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4000	10-in.	between 1908 and March 1909	Golden land of my dreams	Henry Burr ; Columbia Quartette	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4001	10-in.	between January and March 1909	To the end of the world with you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4028	10-in.	between January and May 1909	Dancing sunshine	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4034	10-in.	between January and May 1909	Just some one	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4038	10-in.	between January and June 1909	Golden arrow	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4096	10-in.	between January and June 1909	Larboard watch	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4109	10-in.	between January and July 1909	I wonder who's kissing her now	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4118	10-in.	between January and August 1909	There'll come a day	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	4130	10-in.	between January and August 1909	I'll go where You want me to go	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1001-1025 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed July 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 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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