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 326-350 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-19369	10-in.	3/14/1917	Hawaiian butterfly	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with violin, cello, and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-19370	10-in.	3/14/1917	Avalon	Sterling Trio	Male vocal solo, with bells and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-19501	10-in.	3/22/1917	When the sun goes down in Dixie (And the moon begins to rise)	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-19502	10-in.	3/22/1917	Down at the huskin' bee	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-19604	10-in.	4/18/1917	If I find the girl	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-19605	10-in.	4/18/1917	Lookout Mountain	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-19606	10-in.	4/18/1917	Underneath the China moon	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-19660	10-in.	5/1/1917	Hong Kong	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-19691	10-in.	5/4/1917	What kind of an American are you?	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20058	10-in.	6/19/1917	Your eyes, your lips, your heart	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20059	10-in.	6/19/1917	Shenandoah	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20060	10-in.	6/19/1917	Mother, Dixie and you	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20061	10-in.	6/19/1917	The sweetest little girl in Tennessee	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20066	10-in.	6/20/1917	Along the way to Waikiki	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20067	10-in.	6/20/1917	Sweet Emalina, my gal	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with xylophone and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20439	10-in.	7/24/1917	Just as your mother was	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20440	10-in.	7/24/1917	Whose little heart are you breaking now?	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20441	10-in.	7/24/1917	It's a long way back to Mother's knee	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20442	10-in.	7/24/1917	I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20443	10-in.	7/24/1917	Sweet cookie mine	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20665	10-in.	9/14/1917	We're going over	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20666	10-in.	9/14/1917	In San Domingo	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20810	10-in.	10/1/1917	My sunshine Jane	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20811	10-in.	10/1/1917	Where the morning glories grow	Elizabeth Spencer ; Sterling Trio	Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-20812	10-in.	10/1/1917	In the land of wedding bells	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 326-350 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

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