Henry Burr

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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 1801-1825 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Zonophone	7828	10-in.	Before June 1907	Calvary	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7870	10-in.	Before Aug. 1907	Moonlight on the lake	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7875	10-in.	Before Dec. 1907	Little darling, dream of me	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7877	10-in.	Before Oct. 1907	Irish section gang	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7879	10-in.	Before Sept. 1907	Glory song (Oh, that will be glory)	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7895	10-in.	Before Sept. 1908	Jack and Jill	Metropolitan Trio	Male vocal trio, unaccompanied	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7906	10-in.	Before Jan. 1908	Eskimo cradle song	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7908	10-in.	Before Sept. 1907	Mighty lak' a rose	Henry Burr ; Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet (unaccompanied)	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7913	10-in.	Before Feb. 1908	I know a lovely garden	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8008	10-in.	Before Nov. 1907	My faith looks up to Thee	Metropolitan Trio	Male vocal trio, unaccompanied	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8011	10-in.	Before Apr. 1908	Stars of the summer night	Metropolitan Trio	Male vocal trio, unaccompanied	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8013	10-in.	Before Feb. 1908	Nothing but leaves	Metropolitan Trio	Male vocal trio, unaccompanied	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8015	10-in.	Before Dec. 1907	Knocking, knocking	Metropolitan Trio	Male vocal trio, unaccompanied	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8017	10-in.	Before Oct. 1907	Yield not to temptation	Metropolitan Trio	Male vocal trio, unaccompanied	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8035	12-in.	Before Jan. 1909	Sleep and forget	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8048	12-in.	Before Nov. 1907	Sing me to sleep	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8050	10-in.	Before Dec. 1907	A sweeter story still	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8052	10-in.	Before Nov. 1907	Some day when dreams come true	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8073	10-in.	Before Nov. 1907	Honey boy	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8079	12-in.	Before Nov. 1907	The hymns of the old church choir	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8081	10-in.	Before Nov. 1907	Tenting tonight on the old campground	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8245	10-in.	Before Mar. 1909	Some day you'll come back to me	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8248	10-in.	Before Apr. 1908	The flowers outside the café	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8250	10-in.	Before Feb. 1908	When summer tells autumn goodbye	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	8252	10-in.	Before Jan. 1908	She's the fairest little flower dear old Dixie ever grew	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1801-1825 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.