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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 1651-1675 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W401268 10-in. 10/26/1928 Somewhere a voice is calling Henry Burr ; Justin Ring's Reed Ensemble Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1020-A] 10-in. approximately June 1918 O morning land Meyer and Gillette Male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1056-A] 10-in. approximately June 1918 Ship and trench song Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1058-A] 10-in. Mar.-Sept. 1918 Merrily we roll along Sterling Trio Male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1063-A] 10-in. Mar.-Sept. 1918 We'll do our share Sterling Trio Male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1095-b] 10-in. Mar.-Sept. 1918 The pickaninnie's paradise Sterling Trio Male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1134-A] 10-in. approximately 1918 Come along to Toy Town Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1135-A] 10-in. approximately 1918 In the Y.M.C.A. Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1135-b] 10-in. approximately 1918 Ding-dong Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1158-b] 10-in. approximately 1918 I shall meet you Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1163-A] 10-in. approximately 1918 Medley of hymns Croxton Mixed Trio Mixed vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1163-b] 10-in. approximately 1918 O holy night Croxton Mixed Trio Mixed vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1174-B] 10-in. approximately 1918 The little whistler Henry Burr ; Sibyl Sanderson Fagan Female-male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1174-A] 10-in. approximately 1918 By the babbling brook Henry Burr ; Sibyl Sanderson Fagan Female-male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1201-b] 10-in. approximately 1919 You're still an old sweetheart of mine Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1233-A] 10-in. approximately June 1919 In the heart of a fool Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1253-b] 10-in. approximately July 1919 Gypsy moonbeams Henry Burr ; John E. Meyer Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1270-A] 10-in. approximately 1919 When you hold me in your arms Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1271-b] 10-in. approximately 1919 Golden Gate (Open for me) Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1272-b] 10-in. approximately 1919 When a feller needs a friend Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 1280-A] 10-in. approximately 1918 Faust : Trio and finale Croxton Mixed Trio Mixed vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh [OK cat 4613] 10-in. approximately 1920 That tumble-down shack in Athlone Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick 538 10-in. approximately early 1917 The sunshine of your smile Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick 609 10-in. approximately early 1917 Golden hours Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick 683 10-in. approximately early 1917 Where the River Shannon flows Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1651-1675 of 2125 records)

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

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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