Henry Burr

Henry Burr

Henry Burr

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Lead, Kindly Light
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Just as I Am
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Break the News to Mother
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In the Valley of Sunshine and Roses
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Rock-a-Bye Land

Albums

  • Ballads Before Jazz - The Voice of Old America

    Jul 2025 • 11 songs

  • Henry Burr Popular, Sentimental & World War I Songs (Recorded 1913-1926)
  • A Baby's Prayer at Twilight

    Apr 2013 • 1 song

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Henry Burr

Biography

In the '20s, Henry Burr was what would eventually come to be known as a pop phenomenon, although back in his era people might have thought that was some kind of new soft drink. Henry Burr was a stage name, and not the only one used by Harry McClaskey. He was also known as: Alfred Alexander on Pathe records; Alfred Knapp on Diva, Harmony, and Velvetone; Harry Barr on Harmony; Harry Haley on Apex and Cameo; Henry Gillette on Aurora; Irving Gillette on Edison and several other labels; Robert Bruce on Empire, Operaphone, Pathe, Perfect, and Emerson; Shamus McClaskey on Pathe and E...
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