Henry Burr
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Henry Burr (January 15, 1882 – April 6, 1941) was a Canadian singer, radio performer and producer.[1] 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.[2][3] 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".[4][5] A tenor, he performed as a soloist and in duets, trios and quartets.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Harry Haley McClaskey |
Also known as | Irving Gillette, Henry Gillette, Alfred Alexander, Robert Rice, Carl Ely, Harry Barr, Frank Knapp, Al King, Shamus McClaskey |
Born | (1882-01-15)January 15, 1882 St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada |
Died | April 6, 1941(1941-04-06) (aged 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | vocal |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1887–1941 |
Labels | Columbia, Victor |