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 926-950 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	1565	10-in.	ca. 1903-1908	Thy beaming eyes	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1565	7-in.	ca. 1903-Oct. 1905	Thy beaming eyes	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1602	10-in.	approximately 1903	Anona	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1602	7-in.	approximately 1903	Anona	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1603	10-in.	ca. 1903	Abide with me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1603	7-in.	ca. 1903	Abide with me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1664	10-in.	ca. 1903	Obstination	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1664	7-in.	ca. 1903-Oct. 1905	Obstination	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1665	7-in.	ca. 1903	Sammy	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1665	10-in.	ca. 1903	Sammy	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1678	10-in.	ca. 1903	You'd better ask me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1720	10-in.	ca. 1903-Feb. 1904	I'm wearing my heart away for you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1747	10-in.	between January and March 1904	Safe in the arms of Jesus	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1774	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Apr. 1904	One sweetly solemn thought	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1775	10-in.	between January and April 1904	Heaven is my home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1780	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Apr. 1904	I need Thee every hour	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1781	10-in.	between January and October 1904	Rock of ages	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1810	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Aug. 1904	Silver threads among the gold	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1810	7-in.	ca. 1904	Silver threads among the gold	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1813	10-in.	approximately 1904	Blue bell	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1814	10-in.	approximately 1904	The sweetest girl in Dixie	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1815	10-in.	ca. 1904	Good bye, my lady love	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1842	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Aug. 1904	Belle Brandon	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1842	7-in.	ca. 1904	Belle Brandon	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	1851	10-in.	ca. 1904	Little moozoo-may	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 926-950 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.