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 1826-1850 of 2125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zonophone | 8254 | 10-in. | Before Jan. 1908 | Asleep in Jesus | Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8255 | 10-in. | Before June 1908 | Tell Mother I'll be there | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8258 | 10-in. | Before Jan. 1908 | Carry me back to old Virginny | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8260 | 10-in. | Before Apr. 1908 | Winter song | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8261 | 10-in. | Before Feb. 1908 | As long as the world rolls on | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8419 | 10-in. | Before July 1908 | When it's moonlight, Mary darling, 'neath the old grape arbor shade | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8421 | 10-in. | Before Apr. 1908 | See-saw | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8443 | 10-in. | Before July 1908 | Dreaming | Metropolitan Trio | Male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8445 | 10-in. | Before May 1908 | Praise ye the Lord | Metropolitan Trio | Male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8447 | 10-in. | Before June 1908 | Attila : Trio | Metropolitan Trio | Male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8450 | 12-in. | Before Mar. 1909 | The mariners | Metropolitan Trio | Male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8462 | 10-in. | Before Mar. 1908 | Women | Male chorus [Zonophone Records group] ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet and male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8486 | 10-in. | Before July 1908 | Tennessee Tessie | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8489 | 10-in. | Before Aug. 1908 | Pride of the prarie | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8493 | 10-in. | approximately 1907 | The rosary | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8505 | 10-in. | Before Mar. 1908 | Love's roundelay | Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8537 | 10-in. | Before May 1908 | I love and the world is mine | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8538 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 | Martha : How so fair | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8540 | 10-in. | Before May 1908 | The violoncello | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8562 | 10-in. | ca. 1908 | Old black Joe | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8563 | 10-in. | Before July 1908 | Call to arms | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8653 | 10-in. | Before Dec. 1908 | Wanderer's night song | Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8655 | 10-in. | Before Aug. 1908 | I'm starving for one sight of you | Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8657 | 10-in. | Before July 1908 | More love to Thee | Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Zonophone | 8662 | 10-in. | Before June 1909 | The four leaf clover | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed May 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.
"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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
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