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 1776-1800 of 2125 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Zonophone	7247	12-in.	Before Mar. 1907	O dry those tears	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7278	10-in.	Before Mar. 1907	Larboard watch	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7282	10-in.	Before Mar. 1907	O, morning land	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7285	12-in.	Before Mar. 1907	Crucifix	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7309	10-in.	Before Mar. 1907	The old oaken bucket	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7312	10-in.	Before Mar. 1907	Meeting of the Hen Roost Club	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7313	10-in.	Before Mar. 1907	Church scene from "The old homestead"	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7315	12-in.	Before Mar. 1907	Come where my love lies dreaming	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7316	10-in.	Before Mar. 1909	Come where my love lies dreaming	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7318	10-in.	Before Mar. 1907	The vacant chair	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7435	10-in.	Before Apr. 1907	Onward, Christian soldiers	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7440	12-in.	Before June 1907	Sally in our alley	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7639	12-in.	Before Nov. 1907	Excelsior	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7646	12-in.	Before June 1907	New parson at the Darktown Church	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7648	10-in.	Before July 1907	Life boat crew	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7649	10-in.	Before May 1908	Maggie Murphy's lawn party	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7652	10-in.	Before June 1907	Come, rise with the lark	Joseph Belmont ; Peerless Quartet	Whistling solo, with male vocal quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7664	10-in.	Before Aug. 1907	With you in eternity	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7690	12-in.	Before June 1907	Shine on, oh stars	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7691	10-in.	Before July 1907	Elijah: if with all your hearts ye truly seek me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7804	12-in.	Before Nov. 1907	My dreams	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7809	10-in.	Before Apr. 1908	The sweetest flower that blows	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7823	10-in.	Before Aug. 1907	When Johnny comes marching home	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7825	10-in.	Before Nov. 1907	Yankee Doodle	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Zonophone	7827	10-in.	Before Sept. 1907	Rescue the perishing	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1776-1800 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.