Henry Burr
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Canadian singer, radio performer and producer (1882-1941)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1819
- Died
- 1908
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Junius rediscovered
- Proceedings of the seventh National Woman's Rights Convention, held in New York City, at the Broadway Tabernacle, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 25th and 26th, 1856
- A Roman Catholic canard
- Sunday not the sabbath
- Bacon and Shakespere
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- 7,323
- Total plays
- 40,106
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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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Henry+Burr"
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- St. Stephen
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Mount Allison University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Peerless LCCN2014714611.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- Commons category
- Henry Burr
- date of birth
- 1882-01-15
- date of death
- 1941-04-06
- birth name
- Harry Haley McClaskey
- place of burial
- Kensico Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1887-00-00
- pseudonym
- Shamus McClaskey
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