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 776-800 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-37339	10-in.	1/5/1927	Drifting	Henry Burr ; Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal duet, with pipe organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37340	10-in.	1/5/1927	Closer to Jesus	Henry Burr ; Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal duet, with pipe organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37341	10-in.	1/5/1927	Where the gates swing outward never	Henry Burr ; Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal duet, with pipe organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37365	10-in.	1/18/1927	Open up de gates of glory	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37366	10-in.	1/18/1927	Way down upon the Swanee River	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37387	10-in.	2/1/1927	Swing along	Henry Burr Octet	Male vocal octet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37388	10-in.	2/1/1927	Lass o' mine	Henry Burr Octet	Male vocal octet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37504	10-in.	1/3/1927	Perhaps you'll think of me	Henry Burr ; Carl Mathieu	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37564	10-in.	1/24/1927	That's what I call a pal	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37696	10-in.	3/1/1927	Kentucky lullaby	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37697	10-in.	3/1/1927	Swanee River Trail	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37725	10-in.	1/15/1927	If you see Sally	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-37740	10-in.	2/4/1927	What does it matter?	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38009	10-in.	4/25/1927	Life's railway to heaven	Henry Burr ; James Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38010	10-in.	4/25/1927	Red lips kiss my blues away	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38131	10-in.	3/2/1927	If you're in love, you'll waltz	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38368	10-in.	4/27/1927	Tired hands	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38373	10-in.	4/28/1927	Why should I say that I'm sorry (When nobody's sorry but me)	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38404	10-in.	3/24/1927	I crave you	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39237	10-in.	6/10/1927	Chamberlin and Lindy (Our hats are off to you)	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39533	10-in.	7/15/1927	Sweet Marie	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39612	10-in.	6/29/1927	Loved one	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39941	10-in.	8/5/1927	Are you lonesome to-night?	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CVE-40294	12-in.	10/10/1927	Gems from The fortune teller	Victor Salon Group	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-40504	10-in.	10/24/1927	Molly Malone	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo and quartet, with saxophone, piano, and organ	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 776-800 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.