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Henry Burr
12+ albums
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Henry Burr (January 15, 1882 - April 6, 1941) was a Canadian singer of popular songs from the early part of the early 20th century, early 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, Harry Haley, Henry Gillette, Alfred Alexander, Robert Rice, Carl Ely, Harry Barr, Frank Knapp, Harry Haley, Al King, and Shamus McClaskey.[1][2] He was one of the first singers to make popular acoustic recordings and one of the most prolific recording artists of all time, with more than 12,000 recordings by his own estimate.[3] A tenor, he performed as a soloist and also in duets, trios and quartets. His most famous collaboration was the Peerless Quartet. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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My Buddy
1,7752Are You Lonesome Tonight?
1,6173I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
7864Are You Lonesome Tonight
5065Au Revoir But Not Good Bye (Pro WW1 Song) [Recorded 1917]
4776M-o-t-h-e-r (A Word That Means The World To Me)
3697Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight
3298When I Leave the World Behind (Recorded 1915)
3259When Dreams Come True (Recorded 1913)
31210I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
269albums
Henry Burr Anthology / The Original King Of Pop
Henry Burr Popular, Sentimental & World War I Songs (Recorded 1913-1926)
A Baby's Prayer at Twilight
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Songs Of World War I
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Old-Time Classic Christmas Carols. Century-Old Recordings Restored and Remastered.
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Voices of Christmas Past
Masterpiece Collection
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The Great War: 50 Original Historical Recordings from the First World War Years 1914 - 1918
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
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We're From Canada
Greatest Songs & Tunes of 1920
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The First World War: 100 Original American & British Historical Hit Recordings from the Great War