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 (Results 1276-1300 of 2125 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 46967 | 10-in. | 8/16/1916 | Poppy time in old Japan | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 46973 | 10-in. | 8/19/1916 | On the arm of the old arm chair | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 47089 | 10-in. | 10/19/1916 | My lonely Lola Lo | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with violin, flute, guitar, and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 47453 | 10-in. | 4/3/1917 | Mister Butterfly | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 47454 | 10-in. | 4/3/1917 | Lookout Mountain | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77040 | 10-in. | 5/10/1917 | Just as your mother was | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77041 | 10-in. | 5/10/1917 | All the world will be jealous of me | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77044 | 10-in. | 5/10/1917 | Joan of Arc | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77047 | 10-in. | 5/11/1917 | Mother, Dixie and you | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77091 | 10-in. | 6/1/1917 | I called you my sweetheart | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77098 | 10-in. | 6/5/1917 | Shenandoah | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77118 | 10-in. | 6/7/1917 | Hello my soldier boy | Katherine Clark [i.e., Nannette Flack] ; Harry McClaskey | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77119 | 10-in. | 6/7/1917 | Down in Song Bird Land in summertime | Katherine Clark [i.e., Nannette Flack] ; Harry McClaskey | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77140 | 10-in. | 6/13/1917 | Silver threads among the gold | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77142 | 10-in. | 6/13/1917 | Sweet Emalina, my gal | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77165 | 10-in. | 6/22/1917 | When Johnny marches away | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77181 | 10-in. | 7/3/1917 | Sing me love's lullaby | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77188 | 10-in. | 7/6/1917 | Whose little heart are you breaking now? | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77189 | 10-in. | 7/6/1917 | From me to Mandy Lee | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77199 | 10-in. | 7/10/1917 | Break the news to Mother | Henry Burr ; Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77200 | 10-in. | 7/10/1917 | One sweetly solemn thought | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77204 | 10-in. | 7/12/1917 | Laddie boy | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77211 | 10-in. | 7/14/1917 | The palms | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77212 | 10-in. | 7/14/1917 | The Holy City | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 77213 | 10-in. | 7/14/1917 | The star of Bethlehem | 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.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
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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