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 201-225 of 2125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-15734 | 10-in. | 2/24/1915 | That southern hospitality | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-15735 | 10-in. | 2/24/1915 | Maybe a day, maybe a year | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-15810 | 10-in. | 3/18/1915 | I'm on my way to Dublin Bay | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-15811 | 10-in. | 3/18/1915 | Don't take my darling boy away | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-15828 | 10-in. | 3/24/1915 | My own Venetian Rose | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-15829 | 10-in. | 3/24/1915 | Moonlight on the Rhine | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-15864 | 10-in. | 4/7/1915 | I'm proud to be the mother of a boy like you | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-15865 | 10-in. | 4/7/1915 | My bird of paradise | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16033 | 10-in. | 5/18/1915 | There's a little white church in the valley | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16034 | 10-in. | 5/18/1915 | We'll have a jubilee in my old Kentucky home | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16072 | 10-in. | 6/4/1915 | Norway | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with bells and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16073 | 10-in. | 6/4/1915 | My little girl | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16095 | 10-in. | 6/11/1915 | Jane | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16096 | 10-in. | 6/11/1915 | Oh! You bundle of joy | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16122 | 10-in. | 6/21/1915 | Firefly, my pretty firefly | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16187 | 10-in. | 7/8/1915 | When it's peach picking time in Delaware | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16188 | 10-in. | 7/8/1915 | Summer moon | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16199 | 10-in. | 7/13/1915 | You're just homesick, that's all | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16200 | 10-in. | 7/13/1915 | Come back, Dixie | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16219 | 10-in. | 7/22/1915 | Painting that mother of mine | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16343 | 10-in. | 8/11/1915 | Bounce me, John, I've rubber heels on | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16344 | 10-in. | 8/11/1915 | In blinky, winky, chinky Chinatown | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16541 | 10-in. | 9/27/1915 | In Alabama, dear, with you | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16585 | 10-in. | 10/4/1915 | There's a little lane without a turning (On the way to home sweet home) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-16605 | 10-in. | 9/27/1915 | To Lou | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
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.
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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
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