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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 1226-1250 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 46245 10-in. 12/8/1915 When you and I were young, Maggie Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46246 10-in. 12/8/1915 The Gypsy's warning Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46249 10-in. 12/8/1915 A little bit of heaven Broadway Quartette [i.e., Columbia Stellar Quartette] Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46273 10-in. 12/14/1915 Memories Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46281 10-in. 12/15/1915 He leadeth me Henry Burr ; Alvan E. Nichols Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46282 10-in. 12/16/1915 Dear old-fashioned Irish songs my mother sang to me Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46283 10-in. 12/16/1915 Good old days back home Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46290 10-in. 12/18/1915 My mother's rosary Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46341 10-in. 1/14/1916 Give a little credit to your dad Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46350 10-in. 1/17/1916 Good-bye red man Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46369 10-in. 1/27/1916 Face to face Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46437 10-in. 2/21/1916 You're like a beautiful song Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46438 10-in. 2/19/1916 Cumberland Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46439 10-in. 2/19/1916 She was a girl I used to know Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46440 10-in. 2/21/1916 That's the meaning of Ireland Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46445 10-in. 2/23/1916 Little Alabama coon Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46448 10-in. 2/25/1916 Throw out the life line Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46449 10-in. 2/25/1916 Jesus, lover of my soul Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46450 10-in. 2/25/1916 Safe in the arms of Jesus Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46451 10-in. 2/25/1916 The ninety and nine Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46461 10-in. 2/28/1916 Old folks at home Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46631 10-in. 3/14/1916 Sail on to Ceylon Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46632 10-in. 3/14/1916 Put your arms around me, Lindy Lou Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46633 10-in. 3/14/1916 Wake up, America Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46637 10-in. 3/14/1916 When it's springtime in Killarney, I'll come back to you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1226-1250 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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