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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 (Results 2051-2075 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 44930] 10-in. 1906 In the shadow of the pines Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 44941] 10-in. 1906 Could you be true to eyes of blue? Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 44943] 10-in. 1906 Good night, little girl, goodnight Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 44944] 10-in. 1906 Goodbye, my bluebell Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 44948] 10-in. 1906 Like a star that falls from heaven Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 44950] 10-in. 1906 Teasing (You were only, only teasing me) Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 45168] 10-in. 1906 Lonesome little maid Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 45180] 10-in. 1906 For all eternity Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with violin and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 221-B] 10-in. between late 1908 and early 1909 I'm looking for a sweetheart, and I think you'll do Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 229-A] 10-in. between late 1908 and early 1909 Shine on, harvest moon Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 232-A] 10-in. between late 1908 and early 1909 In the garden of my heart Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4118] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 My dream Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4122] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Anona Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4123] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Goodbye, sweet dreams Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4124] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 I love but one girl Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4159] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 All through the night Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4162] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 I need thee every hour Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4163] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 The holy city Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4165] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 I love you truly Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4166] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Just for today Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4196] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Blue bell Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4204] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 For all eternity Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4214] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Where the sunset turns the ocean's blue to gold Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4215] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Mississippi Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4216] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Love you all the time Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 2051-2075 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed April 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 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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