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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 1276-1300 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 46967 10-in. 8/16/1916 Poppy time in old Japan Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 46973 10-in. 8/19/1916 On the arm of the old arm chair Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 47089 10-in. 10/19/1916 My lonely Lola Lo Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with violin, flute, guitar, and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 47453 10-in. 4/3/1917 Mister Butterfly Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 47454 10-in. 4/3/1917 Lookout Mountain Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77040 10-in. 5/10/1917 Just as your mother was Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77041 10-in. 5/10/1917 All the world will be jealous of me Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77044 10-in. 5/10/1917 Joan of Arc Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77047 10-in. 5/11/1917 Mother, Dixie and you Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77091 10-in. 6/1/1917 I called you my sweetheart Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77098 10-in. 6/5/1917 Shenandoah Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77118 10-in. 6/7/1917 Hello my soldier boy Katherine Clark [i.e., Nannette Flack] ; Harry McClaskey Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77119 10-in. 6/7/1917 Down in Song Bird Land in summertime Katherine Clark [i.e., Nannette Flack] ; Harry McClaskey Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77140 10-in. 6/13/1917 Silver threads among the gold Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77142 10-in. 6/13/1917 Sweet Emalina, my gal Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77165 10-in. 6/22/1917 When Johnny marches away Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77181 10-in. 7/3/1917 Sing me love's lullaby Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77188 10-in. 7/6/1917 Whose little heart are you breaking now? Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77189 10-in. 7/6/1917 From me to Mandy Lee Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77199 10-in. 7/10/1917 Break the news to Mother Henry Burr ; Columbia Stellar Quartette Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77200 10-in. 7/10/1917 One sweetly solemn thought Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77204 10-in. 7/12/1917 Laddie boy Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77211 10-in. 7/14/1917 The palms Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77212 10-in. 7/14/1917 The Holy City Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 77213 10-in. 7/14/1917 The star of Bethlehem Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1276-1300 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed July 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 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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