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 1601-1625 of 2125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | 585 | 10-in. | ca. Jan. 1919 | Beautiful Ohio | Henry Burr ; Ruth Lenox | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 586 | 10-in. | ca. Jan. 1919 | Salvation lassie of mine | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 607 | 10-in. | ca. Feb. 1919 | That long, long trail is getting shorter now | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 608 | 10-in. | ca. Feb. 1919 | Mammy o' mine | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 609 | 10-in. | ca. Feb. 1919 | Tears (Of love) | Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 636 | 10-in. | ca. Mar. 1919 | I'm forever blowing bubbles | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 657 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1919 | I found you | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 685 | 10-in. | ca. May 1919 | Our yesterdays | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 686 | 10-in. | approximately May 1919 | My sweet song-bird of the California hills | Henry Burr ; Sybil Sanderson Fagan | Male vocal solo, with whistling obbligato | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 697 | 10-in. | ca. May 1919 | Friends | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 698 | 10-in. | ca. May 1919 | I'm aching for the sight of you | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-716 | 10-in. | ca. May 1919 | That tumble down shack in Athlone | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-738 | 10-in. | approximately June 1919 | Yearning | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-741 | 10-in. | ca. June 1919 | Carolina sunshine | Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 837 | 10-in. | ca. June 1919 | Somebody's waiting for someone | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 838 | 10-in. | ca. June 1919 | You're making a miser of me | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 862 | 10-in. | 7/31/1919 | [Unknown title(s)] | Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 863 | 10-in. | ca. July 1919 | Carolina sunshine | Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 868 | 10-in. | ca. July 1919 | Granny | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-7020 | Not documented | ca. Sept. 1919 | [Unknown title(s)] | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-7027 | Not documented | ca. Sept. 1919 | [Unknown title(s)] | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-7034 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1919 | I never knew | Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-7036 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1919 | Not in a thousand years | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-7066 | Not documented | ca. Nov. 1919 | [Unknown title(s)] | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-7067 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1919 | Cairo Land | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed June 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 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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