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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 1926-1950 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Zonophone [Zo cat 5157-A] 10-in. Before Dec. 1908 Nita Gitana Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5157-B] 10-in. Before Dec. 1908 If you'll remember me Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5195-A] 10-in. Before Mar. 1909 Artillerist's oath Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5448-A] 10-in. Before Mar. 1909 Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5448-B] 10-in. Before Mar. 1909 To the end of the world with you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 547[2]] 10-in. ca. 1907 Rock of ages Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5480-A] 10-in. Before May 1909 Golden arrow Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5480-B] 10-in. Before May 1909 Dancing sunshine Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5510-B] 10-in. Before June 1909 Softly and tenderly Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5535-A] 10-in. Before Sept. 1909 True eyes Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5535-B] 10-in. Before Sept. 1909 Then you'll remember me Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5558-A] 10-in. ca. 1909 My dream of love Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5558-B] 10-in. ca. 1909 Good night, good night Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5570-A] 10-in. Before Nov. 1909 Juanita Metropolitan Trio Male vocal trio, unaccompanied vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5579-A] 10-in. Before Dec. 1909 My world is a dream of you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5579-B] 10-in. Before Dec. 1909 I know of two bright eyes Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5586-A] 10-in. Before Dec. 1909 If I had a thousand lives to live Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5586-B] 10-in. Before Dec. 1909 Hunting song Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5587-A] 10-in. Before Dec. 1909 I looked to Jesus Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5587-B] 10-in. Before Dec. 1909 Holy night Metropolitan Trio Male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5597-B] 10-in. Before Jan. 1910 I'se gwine back to Dixie Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5606-B] 10-in. Before Feb. 1910 Sweetheart, sweetheart Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5632-B] 10-in. Before June 1910 Love abiding Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5638-B] 10-in. Before June 1910 It is well with my soul Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Ox cat 5685] 7-in. ca. 1904-1905 I love only one girl in this wide, wide world Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1926-1950 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 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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