Henry Burr

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.

Recordings (Results 1676-1700 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	703	10-in.	approximately early 1917	Avalon, I'll travel on to you	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	706	10-in.	approximately early 1917	Golden hours	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	707	10-in.	approximately early 1917	I know a lovely garden	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	808	10-in.	approximately early 1917	Heaven is my home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	813	10-in.	approximately early 1917	O Canada, that true North	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	815	10-in.	approximately early 1917	Our hearts go out to you, Canada	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	847	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	Who knows?	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	851	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	When you and I were young, Maggie	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	854	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	Silver threads among the gold	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	856	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	A little bit of heaven	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	858	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	Mother Machree	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1176	10-in.	approximately July 1917	Over there	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1178	10-in.	approximately July 1917	Joan of Arc	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1445	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1917	Back to Mother and home sweet home	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1448	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1917	Chimes of Normandy	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with chimes	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1452	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1917	Are you from heaven?	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1487	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1917	I want to kiss Daddy goodnight	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1489	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1917	Hit the trail that leads to Mother	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1653	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1918	Lead, kindly light	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	1847	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1918	Ninety and nine	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	2017	10-in.	approximately July 1918	I need Thee every hour	Harry McClaskey ; Marie Morrisey	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	2083	10-in.	approximately July 1918	Rock of ages	Harry McClaskey ; Marie Morrisey	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	2086	10-in.	approximately July 1918	All the way my Saviour leads me	Harry McClaskey ; Marie Morrisey	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	2116	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1918	Jesus lover of my soul	Harry McClaskey ; Marie Morrisey	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5015-a]	10-in.	approximately late 1916	Somewhere a voice is calling	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1676-1700 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed May 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 May 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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