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 1626-1650 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-7068	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1919	Let the rest of the world go by	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7113	10-in.	ca. Dec. 1919-Jan. 1920	Just for me and Mary ('Twas a beautiful wedding day)	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7118	Not documented	ca. Dec. 1919	[Unknown title(s)]	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7119	10-in.	ca. Dec. 1919	Baby love	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7225	10-in.	Feb. 1920	All I want is you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7226	10-in.	Feb. 1920	In the valley of sunshine and roses	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7235	10-in.	Feb. 1920	Because	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7278	10-in.	Feb. 1920	When the harvest moon is shining	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7279	10-in.	Feb. 1920	Oh! My lady	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7377	10-in.	Apr. 1920	I'd love to fall asleep and wake up in my mammy's arms	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7378	10-in.	Apr. 1920	That old Irish mother of mine	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7465	10-in.	May 1920	Little town in the ould County Down	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7466	10-in.	May 1920	Down the trail to home sweet home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7509	10-in.	July 1920	Just like a gypsy	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7510	10-in.	July 1920	When your ship comes in	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7512	10-in.	July 1920	A picture of Mother	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7547	10-in.	Aug. 1920	Drifting	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7548	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1920	Christmas Eve in the toy shop	Irving Gillette ; Maud Randolph ; Sterling Trio	Recitation, with male vocal trio and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7549	10-in.	Aug. 1920	Wait'n for me	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7557	10-in.	Sept. 1920	When you and I were young, Maggie	Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7558	10-in.	Sept. 1920	Jesus, Saviour, pilot me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7563	10-in.	Sept. 1920	Christmas hymns medley	Croxton Mixed Trio	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra and chimes	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7564	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1920	[Unknown title(s)]	Croxton Mixed Trio	Mixed vocal trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-7565	10-in.	Sept. 1920	Feather your nest	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W401267	10-in.	10/26/1928	Good night, little girl, good night	Henry Burr ; Justin Ring's Reed Ensemble	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1626-1650 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.