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 2026-2050 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Leeds & Catlin	6500	10-in.	before Sept. 1905	Loch Lommond	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6501	10-in.	mid- to late 1905	If I but knew	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6566	10-in.	approximately 1905	The girl of the U.S.A.	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6567	10-in.	mid- to late 1905	Two little girls loved one little boy	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6675	10-in.	approximately 1905	Annie Laurie	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6676	10-in.	approximately 1905	Sing me to sleep	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6682	10-in.	approximately 1905	The rosary	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6690	10-in.	approximately 1905	Awake, my beloved, awake	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6694	10-in.	approximately 1905	A nice little girl could do wonders with me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6734	10-in.	late 1905-early 1906	I know a lovely garden	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6795	10-in.	late 1905-early 1906	The gift	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6799	10-in.	early 1906	In dear old Georgia	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	6893	10-in.	early 1906	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	7028	10-in.	Jan.-July 1906	Somewhere	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	7030	10-in.	approximately mid-1906	A lonesome little maid	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	7035	10-in.	Jan.-July 1906	Why did you say goodbye?	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	8039	7-in.	between 1901 and 1905	Two little baby shoes	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	8041	7-in.	between 1901 and 1905	A cigar is a good smoke	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	8043	7-in.	between 1901 and 1905	In the valley of Kentucky	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	8046	7-in.	between 1901 and 1905	Safe in the arms of Jesus	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	8276	7-in.	between 1901 and 1905	Absence makes the heart grow fonder	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	9591	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	Rainbow	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	9783	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	If you'll remember me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 199-B]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	As long as the world rolls on	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 44928]	10-in.	1906	Come along, little girl, come along	Henry Burr	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 2026-2050 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 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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