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 1551-1575 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	110	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	There's a long, long trail	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	111	10-in.	ca. April 1918	Because	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	112	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	Way down yonder in the corn field	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	113	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	Kentucky babe	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	120	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	Over there	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	121	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	Silver threads among the gold	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	122	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	Good night, little girl, good night	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	123	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1918	When the boys come home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	130	10-in.	ca. May 1918	When you and I were young, Maggie	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	131	10-in.	ca. May 1918	Chimes of Normandy	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	142	10-in.	ca. May 1918	One sweetly solemn thought	Irving Gillette ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	159	10-in.	approximately June 1918	Beautiful Isle of Somewhere	Meyer and Gillette	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	160	10-in.	ca. June 1918	Somewhere a voice is calling	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	167	10-in.	ca. June 1918	Aloha oe	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	174	10-in.	ca. May 1918	Just before the battle, Mother	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	175	10-in.	ca. June 1918	The little good for nothing's good for something after all	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	206	10-in.	approximately June 1918	The star spangled banner	Croxton Mixed Trio	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	207	10-in.	approximately June 1918	Battle hymn of the Republic	Croxton Mixed Trio	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	221	10-in.	ca. July 1918	[Unknown title(s)]	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	222	10-in.	ca. July 1918	Alice, I'm in Wonderland	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	287	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	When we meet in the sweet bye and bye	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	308	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	The vacant chair	Irving Gillette ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	309	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	Calvary	Irving Gillette ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	310	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	The night nursery	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	322	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	When you come back	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1551-1575 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.