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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 2076-2100 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4226] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 My little love bird Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4229] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Obstination (A resolve) Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4230] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Shine on, oh stars Henry Burr Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4231] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 A memory Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4232] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 A dream Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4233] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Sing me to sleep Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4234] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Home, sweet home Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4235] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 My old Kentucky home Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4237] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 The lost chord Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4345] 10-in. before Sept. 1905 What a friend we have in Jesus Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4420] 10-in. before Aug. 1905 One more day's work for Jesus Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4509] 10-in. before Aug. 1905 A dream Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4511] 10-in. before Aug. 1905 Under the rose Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4512] 10-in. before Aug. 1905 Because I love you, dear Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4513] 10-in. before Aug. 1905 Bendemeer's stream Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4597] 10-in. mid- to late 1905 The ninety and nine Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4667] 10-in. approximately 1905 Robin Adair Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4670] 10-in. approximately 1905 Willie brewed a peck o' malt Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4671] 10-in. approximately 1905 My love Nell Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4697[a]] 10-in. approximately 1905 Dreaming, love, of you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4698] 10-in. approximately 1905 The little house that love built Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 16017] 7-in. between 1901 and 1905 Sammy Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 16028] 7-in. between 1901 and 1905 Just for tonight Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 16138] 7-in. between 1901 and 1905 My love Nell Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 16139] 7-in. between 1901 and 1905 John Anderson, my Jo' Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 2076-2100 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 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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