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 251-275 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-17084	10-in.	1/31/1916	Young America, we're strong for you	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17085	10-in.	1/31/1916	Sweet cider time when you are mine	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17146	10-in.	2/11/1916	Sighing	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17147	10-in.	2/11/1916	Goodbye, good luck, God bless you (Is all that I can say)	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with bells and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17259	10-in.	3/6/1916	Down where the Swanee River flows	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17260	10-in.	3/6/1916	Luana Lou	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with mandolin and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17305	10-in.	3/15/1916	She was a girl I used to know	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17306	10-in.	3/15/1916	Put your arms around me, Lindy Lou	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17352	10-in.	3/22/1916	Shades of night	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17353	10-in.	3/22/1916	Your wife	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17354	10-in.	3/22/1916	Goodnight dear, goodnight	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with harp and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17426	10-in.	4/3/1916	Oh, Joe, with your fiddle and bow, you stole my heart away	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17427	10-in.	4/3/1916	Arrah go on, I'm gonna go back to Oregon	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17458	10-in.	4/7/1916	There's a Quaker down in Quaker town	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17459	10-in.	4/7/1916	I've lost you, so why should I care	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and vocal chorus	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17542	10-in.	4/27/1916	The Honolulu blues	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with mandolin and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17549	10-in.	4/27/1916	On the Old Dominion line	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17704	10-in.	5/18/1916	There's a garden in old Italy	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17705	10-in.	5/18/1916	Honolulu Lou	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with mandolin and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17706	10-in.	5/18/1916	Mulberry moon	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17765	10-in.	6/2/1916	When the sun goes down in Romany	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17781	10-in.	6/2/1916	Do what your mother did (I'll do the same as your dad)	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-17979	10-in.	7/13/1916	On the South Sea isle	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra and guitars	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18020	10-in.	6/26/1916	Welcome, honey, to your old plantation home	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with banjo and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18021	10-in.	6/26/1916	Dear old dreamy Honolulu town	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with mandolin and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 251-275 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.