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 276-300 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-18022	10-in.	6/26/1916	It's always Orange Day in California	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18025	10-in.	6/27/1916	Canada, our Canada	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18026	10-in.	6/27/1916	On Lake Champlain	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with harp and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18127	10-in.	7/18/1916	Moonshine Sally	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18128	10-in.	7/18/1916	She is the sunshine of Virginia	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18129	10-in.	7/18/1916	Bachelor days	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18130	10-in.	7/18/1916	When Uncle Sammy leads the band	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18170	10-in.	8/1/1916	Mississippi days	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with banjo and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18171	10-in.	8/1/1916	Just one day	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18188	10-in.	8/8/1916	The eyes of heaven	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18189	10-in.	8/8/1916	When the black sheep comes home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18190	10-in.	8/8/1916	L-I-B-E-R-T-Y	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18306	10-in.	8/11/1916	Out of the cradle (Into my heart)	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with cello, harp, and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18307	10-in.	8/11/1916	In Florida among the palms	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18308	10-in.	8/11/1916	You were just made to order for me	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18309	10-in.	8/11/1916	On the arm of the old arm chair	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18520	10-in.	10/3/1916	The yellow and the blue	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18521	10-in.	10/3/1916	College days	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18522	10-in.	10/3/1916	Take me to my Alabam'	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18523	10-in.	10/3/1916	When you're five times sweet sixteen	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with bells and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18535	10-in.	10/9/1916	My lonely Lola Lo	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18536	10-in.	10/9/1916	In the sweet long ago	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18556	10-in.	10/17/1916	When Grandma sings the songs she loved at the end of a perfect day	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with violin, cello, and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18557	10-in.	10/17/1916	Don't write me letters (But come right back to me)	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-18558	10-in.	10/17/1916	My rosary for you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 276-300 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.