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 1601-1625 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	585	10-in.	ca. Jan. 1919	Beautiful Ohio	Henry Burr ; Ruth Lenox	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	586	10-in.	ca. Jan. 1919	Salvation lassie of mine	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	607	10-in.	ca. Feb. 1919	That long, long trail is getting shorter now	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	608	10-in.	ca. Feb. 1919	Mammy o' mine	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	609	10-in.	ca. Feb. 1919	Tears (Of love)	Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	636	10-in.	ca. Mar. 1919	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	657	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1919	I found you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	685	10-in.	ca. May 1919	Our yesterdays	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	686	10-in.	approximately May 1919	My sweet song-bird of the California hills	Henry Burr ; Sybil Sanderson Fagan	Male vocal solo, with whistling obbligato	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	697	10-in.	ca. May 1919	Friends	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	698	10-in.	ca. May 1919	I'm aching for the sight of you	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-716	10-in.	ca. May 1919	That tumble down shack in Athlone	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-738	10-in.	approximately June 1919	Yearning	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-741	10-in.	ca. June 1919	Carolina sunshine	Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	837	10-in.	ca. June 1919	Somebody's waiting for someone	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	838	10-in.	ca. June 1919	You're making a miser of me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	862	10-in.	7/31/1919	[Unknown title(s)]	Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	863	10-in.	ca. July 1919	Carolina sunshine	Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	868	10-in.	ca. July 1919	Granny	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7020	Not documented	ca. Sept. 1919	[Unknown title(s)]	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7027	Not documented	ca. Sept. 1919	[Unknown title(s)]	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7034	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1919	I never knew	Henry Burr ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7036	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1919	Not in a thousand years	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7066	Not documented	ca. Nov. 1919	[Unknown title(s)]	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7067	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1919	Cairo Land	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1601-1625 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.