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 876-900 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	489	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	It was just on the tip of my tongue	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	490	10-in.	ca. 1901	My Louisiana Lou	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	490	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	My Louisiana Lou	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	492	10-in.	ca. 1901	Two little blue little shoes	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	492	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	Two little blue little shoes	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	648	7-in.	ca. 1902	Alpine specialty	Spencer Trio	Male vocal trio, with yodeling piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	652	7-in.	ca. 1902	In front of the old cabin door	Spencer Trio	Male vocal trio; with piccolo solo (take 7)	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	653	7-in.	ca. 1902	The mocking bird medley	Spencer Trio	Male vocal trio, with whistling	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	688	10-in.	ca. 1902	As your hair grows whiter	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	688	7-in.	ca. 1902	As your hair grows whiter	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	712	10-in.	ca. 1902	Mona	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	712	7-in.	ca. 1902-Oct. 1905	Mona	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	713	10-in.	ca. 1902	Alice, where art thou?	Artists vary	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	713	7-in.	ca. 1902	Alice, where art thou?	Artists vary	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	798	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	I've a longing in my heart for you, Louise	Artists vary	Minstrels, with male vocal solo and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	802	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	Tell me	Artists vary	Minstrels, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	805	10-in.	between January and September 1902	My old Kentucky home	Henry Burr	Minstrels, with male vocal solo and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	846	10-in.	ca. 1902	For all eternity	Henry Burr ; Charles D'Almaine	Male vocal solo and violin, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	846	7-in.	ca. 1902	For all eternity	Henry Burr ; Charles D'Almaine	Male vocal solo and violin, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1109F	10-in.	approximately 1903	An evening with the minstrels	Minstrels [Columbia Records group]	Minstrels : Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1351	10-in.	ca. 1903-1908	My dreams	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1351	7-in.	ca. 1903	My dreams	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1352	10-in.	ca. 1903	Shine on, oh star	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1352	7-in.	ca. 1903	Shine on, oh star	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1353	10-in.	ca. 1903	My love Nell	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 876-900 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.