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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 1126-1150 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 39019 10-in. 9/16/1913 Ragging the nursery rhymes Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39021 10-in. 9/17/1913 Kiss me goodnight Irving Gillette ; Ada Jones Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39030 10-in. 9/23/1913 Little Alabama coon Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39031 10-in. 9/29/1913 Take me back Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39034 10-in. 10/7/1913 The old front porch Henry Burr ; Ada Jones Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39036 10-in. 10/10/1913 She's waiting for you to love her all the time Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39044 10-in. 10/14/1913 My skylark love Henry Burr ; Clara Moister Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39072 10-in. 10/27/1913 The girl in the gingham gown Henry Burr ; Clara Moister Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39095 10-in. 11/13/1913 Flow along, river Tennessee Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39105 10-in. 11/20/1913 The little church around the corner Henry Burr ; Nora Watson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39149 10-in. 12/17/1913 By the old wishing well Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39151 10-in. 12/17/1913 'Cross the great divide Henry Burr ; Andrea Sarto Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39162 10-in. 12/23/1913 I'm on my way to Mandalay Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39163 10-in. 12/23/1913 Rebecca of Sunny-brook Farm Helen Clark ; Irving Gillette Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39176 10-in. 1/8/1914 Someday I'll wander back again Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39177 10-in. 1/8/1914 Where is my wandering boy tonight? Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39199 10-in. 1/27/1914 Where can I meet you to-night? Henry Burr ; Ada Jones Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39200 10-in. 1/27/1914 Good night, dearie Henry Burr ; Ada Jones Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39203 10-in. 2/4/1914 Years ago Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39251 10-in. 2/18/1914 On the shores of Italy Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39252 10-in. 2/18/1914 What do you mean, you didn't want to do it? Henry Burr ; Ada Jones Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39253 10-in. 2/18/1914 The song that stole my heart away Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39258 10-in. 2/20/1914 You broke my heart to pass the time away Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39282 10-in. 3/13/1914 Why don't you tell me you love me when you know you do? Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39287 10-in. 3/18/1914 In the heart of the city that has no heart Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1126-1150 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed July 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 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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