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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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1201-1225 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 45805 10-in. 6/22/1915 I will always love you as I do to-day Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45814 10-in. 1/23/1915 Close to my heart Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45856 10-in. 7/14/1915 Bonnie wee thing Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45867 10-in. 7/19/1915 When you're in love with someone who is not in love with you Henry Burr ; Miriam Clark [i.e., Grace Kerns] Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45869 10-in. 7/20/1915 Painting that mother of mine Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45870 10-in. 7/20/1915 All I can do is just love you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45908 10-in. 8/3/1915 Heaven is my home Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45909 10-in. 8/3/1915 Old folks at home Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45910 10-in. 8/3/1915 Sweetest girl in Dixie Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45943 10-in. 8/12/1915 In the gloaming of Wyoming Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45948 10-in. 8/14/1915 Piney Ridge Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45954 10-in. 8/17/1915 Eileen, from old Killarney Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45955 10-in. 8/17/1915 Lotus land Henry Burr ; Ellen Orr Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46042 10-in. 9/21/1915 What an Irishman means by "Machree" Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46053 10-in. 9/24/1915 In the glory of the moonlight Henry Burr ; Columbia Mixed Quartette Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46060 10-in. 9/25/1915 I'm all alone Henry Burr ; Ethel Costello Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46136 10-in. 10/22/1915 What a friend we have in Jesus Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46149 10-in. 10/23/1915 When you were a baby and I was the kid next door Henry Burr ; Grace Kerns Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46150 10-in. 10/23/1915 A girl in your arms is worth two in your dreams Henry Burr ; Grace Nash [i.e., Grace Kerns] Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46156 10-in. 10/26/1915 Come back to old Kentucky Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46193 10-in. 11/11/1915 The palms Henry Burr ; Albert Wiederhold Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46194 10-in. 11/11/1915 M-O-T-H-E-R Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46197 10-in. 11/13/1915 Is there still room for me 'neath the old apple tree? Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46207 10-in. 11/18/1915 Don't bite the hand that feeds you Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46222 10-in. 11/23/1915 When you're dancing the old-fashioned waltz Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1201-1225 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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