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 1551-1575 of 2125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | 110 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1918 | There's a long, long trail | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 111 | 10-in. | ca. April 1918 | Because | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 112 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1918 | Way down yonder in the corn field | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 113 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1918 | Kentucky babe | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 120 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1918 | Over there | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 121 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1918 | Silver threads among the gold | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 122 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1918 | Good night, little girl, good night | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 123 | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1918 | When the boys come home | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 130 | 10-in. | ca. May 1918 | When you and I were young, Maggie | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 131 | 10-in. | ca. May 1918 | Chimes of Normandy | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 142 | 10-in. | ca. May 1918 | One sweetly solemn thought | Irving Gillette ; John H. Meyer | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 159 | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Meyer and Gillette | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 160 | 10-in. | ca. June 1918 | Somewhere a voice is calling | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 167 | 10-in. | ca. June 1918 | Aloha oe | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 174 | 10-in. | ca. May 1918 | Just before the battle, Mother | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 175 | 10-in. | ca. June 1918 | The little good for nothing's good for something after all | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 206 | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | The star spangled banner | Croxton Mixed Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 207 | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | Battle hymn of the Republic | Croxton Mixed Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 221 | 10-in. | ca. July 1918 | [Unknown title(s)] | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 222 | 10-in. | ca. July 1918 | Alice, I'm in Wonderland | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 287 | 10-in. | ca. Aug. 1918 | When we meet in the sweet bye and bye | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 308 | 10-in. | ca. Aug. 1918 | The vacant chair | Irving Gillette ; John H. Meyer | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 309 | 10-in. | ca. Aug. 1918 | Calvary | Irving Gillette ; John H. Meyer | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 310 | 10-in. | ca. Aug. 1918 | The night nursery | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 322 | 10-in. | ca. Aug. 1918 | When you come back | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed June 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 June 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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