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 1176-1200 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	39596	10-in.	10/27/1914	1915 San Francisco	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39610	10-in.	11/13/1914	Scatter seeds of kindness	Henry Burr ; Gwilym Miles	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39611	10-in.	11/13/1914	I can't stop loving you now	Albert Campbell ; Harry McClaskey	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39620	10-in.	11/23/1914	Roses remind me of someone	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39696	10-in.	12/16/1914	When you're a long, long way from home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39766	10-in.	1/12/1915	Come over to Dover	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39778	10-in.	1/15/1915	When my ship comes in	Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39787	10-in.	1/20/1915	What'll you do?	Henry Burr ; Miriam Clark [i.e., Grace Kerns]	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39799	10-in.	1/27/1915	Settle down in a one horse town	Frances Fisher ; Irving Gillette	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39800	10-in.	1/27/1915	What'll you do?	Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39867	10-in.	2/16/1915	My task	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39885	10-in.	2/23/1915	I want to go to Tokio	Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39901	10-in.	3/1/1915	There is a green hill far away	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39972	10-in.	3/19/1915	Runaway June	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39986	10-in.	3/25/1915	One wonderful night (You told me you loved me)	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45547	10-in.	4/8/1915	Canoeing song	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45558	10-in.	4/16/1915	If we can't be the same old sweethearts, we'll just be the same old friends	Rose Bryant ; Henry Burr	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45573	10-in.	4/22/1915	In the land of love with the song birds	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45584	10-in.	4/28/1915	Tone pictures of the American Revolution	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with fife and drum corps	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45587	10-in.	4/30/1915	How the gates came ajar	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45617	10-in.	5/8/1915	There shall be showers of blessings	Henry Burr ; Gwilym Miles	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45655	10-in.	5/20/1915	Dearie girl, do you miss me?	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45669	10-in.	5/21/1915	You for me in the summertime	Henry Burr ; Ethel Costello	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45759	10-in.	6/10/1915	Norway	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45795	10-in.	6/19/1915	There's a little lane without a turning on the way to home sweet home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1176-1200 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.