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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1176-1200 of 2125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 39596 | 10-in. | 10/27/1914 | 1915 San Francisco | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39610 | 10-in. | 11/13/1914 | Scatter seeds of kindness | Henry Burr ; Gwilym Miles | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39611 | 10-in. | 11/13/1914 | I can't stop loving you now | Albert Campbell ; Harry McClaskey | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39620 | 10-in. | 11/23/1914 | Roses remind me of someone | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39696 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | When you're a long, long way from home | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39766 | 10-in. | 1/12/1915 | Come over to Dover | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39778 | 10-in. | 1/15/1915 | When my ship comes in | Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39787 | 10-in. | 1/20/1915 | What'll you do? | Henry Burr ; Miriam Clark [i.e., Grace Kerns] | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39799 | 10-in. | 1/27/1915 | Settle down in a one horse town | Frances Fisher ; Irving Gillette | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39800 | 10-in. | 1/27/1915 | What'll you do? | Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39867 | 10-in. | 2/16/1915 | My task | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39885 | 10-in. | 2/23/1915 | I want to go to Tokio | Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39901 | 10-in. | 3/1/1915 | There is a green hill far away | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39972 | 10-in. | 3/19/1915 | Runaway June | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 39986 | 10-in. | 3/25/1915 | One wonderful night (You told me you loved me) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45547 | 10-in. | 4/8/1915 | Canoeing song | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45558 | 10-in. | 4/16/1915 | If we can't be the same old sweethearts, we'll just be the same old friends | Rose Bryant ; Henry Burr | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45573 | 10-in. | 4/22/1915 | In the land of love with the song birds | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45584 | 10-in. | 4/28/1915 | Tone pictures of the American Revolution | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with fife and drum corps | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45587 | 10-in. | 4/30/1915 | How the gates came ajar | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45617 | 10-in. | 5/8/1915 | There shall be showers of blessings | Henry Burr ; Gwilym Miles | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45655 | 10-in. | 5/20/1915 | Dearie girl, do you miss me? | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45669 | 10-in. | 5/21/1915 | You for me in the summertime | Henry Burr ; Ethel Costello | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45759 | 10-in. | 6/10/1915 | Norway | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 45795 | 10-in. | 6/19/1915 | There's a little lane without a turning on the way to home sweet home | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
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
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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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