Henry Burr

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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.

Recordings (Results 1726-1750 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	[Br cat 5217-a]	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1918	K-K-K-Katy	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5217-b]	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1918	Everybody's crazy 'bout the doggone blues, but I'm happy	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5220-a]	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1918	Alice I'm in Wonderland (With you)	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5220-b]	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1918	There's a little blue star in the window	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5221-a]	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1918	Your lips are no man's land but mine	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5224-b]	10-in.	approximately May 1918	Just before the battle, Mother	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5224-a]	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1918	God send you back to me	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5245-a]	10-in.	approximately July 1918	The little good for nothing's good for something after all	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5251-a]	10-in.	approximately July 1918	I'll take you home again, Kathleen	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5251-b]	10-in.	approximately July 1918	Just a little cottage	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5254-a]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1918	Oh how I wish I could sleep until my Daddy comes home	Henry Burr	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5254-b]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1918	The pickaninnies' paradise	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5255-a]	10-in.	approximately July 1918	Mandy and me	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5255-b]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1918	A little birch bark canoe and you	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 15252-b]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1918	When you come back	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 15252-a]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1918	Smiles	Henry Burr ; Ruth Lenox	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E28000	10-in.	8/8/1928	Out of the dawn	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E28001	10-in.	8/8/1928	Memories of France	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E28249	10-in.	9/17/1928	Dear old Santa	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E28250	10-in.	9/17/1928	The three bears	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E28466	10-in.	10/11/1928	Twas the night before Christmas	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E28469	10-in.	10/11/1928	Frowsy Fred	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E28467-E28467B	10-in.	10/11/1928	Jack and the beanstalk	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E28468-E28468B	10-in.	10/11/1928	Wagsey Watermelon	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	[Br cat 5285-b]	10-in.	approximately early 1919	The rose of no man's land	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1726-1750 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed May 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 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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