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 626-650 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-29663	10-in.	3/14/1924	What a friend we have in Mother	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29664	10-in.	3/14/1924	What's today got to do with tomorrow	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29665	10-in.	3/14/1924	She's everybody's sweetheart (But nobody's gal)	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29684	10-in.	3/20/1924	What'll I do?	Henry Burr ; Marcia Freer	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29688	10-in.	3/21/1924	She's everybody's sweetheart (But nobody's gal)	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29880	10-in.	4/15/1924	Cheer up the old folks at home	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30216	7-in.	5/27/1924	Tom, Tom, the piper's son	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30217	7-in.	5/27/1924	Mary had a little lamb	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30219	7-in.	5/27/1924	Three little kittens	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30220	7-in.	5/27/1924	Three little piggies	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30221	7-in.	5/27/1924	Old King Cole	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30222	7-in.	5/28/1924	The farmer in the dell	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30223	7-in.	5/28/1924	Little Bo-Peep	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30224	7-in.	5/28/1924	Jack and Jill	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30225	7-in.	5/28/1924	I love little pussy	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30226	7-in.	5/28/1924	The Queen of Hearts	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30251	7-in.	6/6/1924	Three blind mice	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30252	7-in.	6/6/1924	Simple Simon	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30268	7-in.	6/12/1924	Miss Jennie Jones	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30269	7-in.	6/12/1924	Lazy Mary	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30273	7-in.	6/13/1924	Little Jack Horner	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30274	7-in.	6/13/1924	Good King Arthur	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30409	7-in.	6/20/1924	I had a little doggy	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations, xylophone, and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-30410	7-in.	6/20/1924	Cock-a-doodle doo!	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30416	10-in.	6/26/1924	In the candle light	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 626-650 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed October 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 October 2024.