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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.

See Also: McClaskey, Harry

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1951-1975 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Zonophone [Zo cat 5707-A] 10-in. Before Mar. 1911 Day dreams Henry Burr ; Alice C. Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5707-B] 10-in. Before Mar. 1911 Danube River Henry Burr ; Alice C. Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5708-A] 10-in. Before Mar. 1911 I'm falling in love with someone Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5713-A] 10-in. Before May 1911 Will the roses bloom in heaven? Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5713-B] 10-in. Before May 1911 Say you're coming home, Louise Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5721-A] 10-in. Before May 1911 O love divine! All love excelling Henry Burr ; Alice C. Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5721-B] 10-in. Before May 1911 Wake not, but hear me, love Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5728-A] 10-in. Before May 1911 The wild rose Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5728-B] 10-in. Before May 1911 Twilight Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat P 5733] 7-in. Before 1904 When you love, love, love Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5737-A] 10-in. Before May 1911 Dear delightful women Merle Alcock ; Henry Burr Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5737-B] 10-in. Before May 1911 June Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5738-A] 10-in. Before May 1911 The Son of God goes forth to war Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5738-B] 10-in. Before May 1911 Oh, Mother, dear Jerusalem Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5743-A] 10-in. Before June 1911 Homeland Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5743-B] 10-in. Before June 1911 If you were a big red rose Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5747-A] 10-in. Before June 1911 When you're in town Henry Burr ; Alice C. Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5747-B] 10-in. Before June 1911 A night in Venice Henry Burr ; Alice C. Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5753-A] 10-in. Before July 1911 Virginia Lou Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5767-A] 10-in. Before July 1911 Wanted: A harp like the angels play Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5768-B] 10-in. Before July 1911 Save up your kisses for a rainy day Henry Burr ; Alice C. Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5773-A] 10-in. Before Aug. 1911 Goodbye, my love, goodbye Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5773-B] 10-in. Before Aug. 1911 Lazyland Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5797-B] 10-in. Before Sept. 1911 The prodigal son : Come, ye children Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5797-A] 10-in. Before Sept. 1911 Pass me not, o gentle Savior Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1951-1975 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645

External Sources

Wikipedia: Harry Haley McClaskey

Discogs: Henry Burr

Allmusic: Henry Burr

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Burr, Henry - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92086802

Wikidata: Harry Haley McClaskey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q530690

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/55812022

MusicBrainz: Harry Haley McClaskey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be15b6c3-de1e-49e3-95f6-e56d4d0d203f

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/309059

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