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.
See Also: McClaskey, Harry
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1126-1150 of 2125 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 39019 | 10-in. | 9/16/1913 | Ragging the nursery rhymes | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39021 | 10-in. | 9/17/1913 | Kiss me goodnight | Irving Gillette ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39030 | 10-in. | 9/23/1913 | Little Alabama coon | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39031 | 10-in. | 9/29/1913 | Take me back | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39034 | 10-in. | 10/7/1913 | The old front porch | Henry Burr ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39036 | 10-in. | 10/10/1913 | She's waiting for you to love her all the time | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39044 | 10-in. | 10/14/1913 | My skylark love | Henry Burr ; Clara Moister | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39072 | 10-in. | 10/27/1913 | The girl in the gingham gown | Henry Burr ; Clara Moister | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39095 | 10-in. | 11/13/1913 | Flow along, river Tennessee | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39105 | 10-in. | 11/20/1913 | The little church around the corner | Henry Burr ; Nora Watson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39149 | 10-in. | 12/17/1913 | By the old wishing well | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39151 | 10-in. | 12/17/1913 | 'Cross the great divide | Henry Burr ; Andrea Sarto | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39162 | 10-in. | 12/23/1913 | I'm on my way to Mandalay | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39163 | 10-in. | 12/23/1913 | Rebecca of Sunny-brook Farm | Helen Clark ; Irving Gillette | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39176 | 10-in. | 1/8/1914 | Someday I'll wander back again | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39177 | 10-in. | 1/8/1914 | Where is my wandering boy tonight? | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39199 | 10-in. | 1/27/1914 | Where can I meet you to-night? | Henry Burr ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39200 | 10-in. | 1/27/1914 | Good night, dearie | Henry Burr ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39203 | 10-in. | 2/4/1914 | Years ago | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39251 | 10-in. | 2/18/1914 | On the shores of Italy | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39252 | 10-in. | 2/18/1914 | What do you mean, you didn't want to do it? | Henry Burr ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39253 | 10-in. | 2/18/1914 | The song that stole my heart away | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39258 | 10-in. | 2/20/1914 | You broke my heart to pass the time away | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39282 | 10-in. | 3/13/1914 | Why don't you tell me you love me when you know you do? | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 39287 | 10-in. | 3/18/1914 | In the heart of the city that has no heart | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
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.
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LCNAR: Burr, Henry - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92086802
Wikidata: Harry Haley McClaskey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q530690
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/55812022
MusicBrainz: Harry Haley McClaskey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be15b6c3-de1e-49e3-95f6-e56d4d0d203f
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