Henry Burr
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Henry Burr 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, Alf
Burr in 1918
Burr's childhood home in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
Henry Burr and the Peerless Quartet in 1922. From left to right: John H. Meyer, Burr, Frank Croxton, Albert Campbell.
Burr with microphone.
O Canada
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"O Canada" is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée co
Henry Burr
…make a career in music, he later attended Mt. Allison Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick, and afterward worked for his father. Music Burr singing "O Canada" in 1914 On April 14, 1901, Burr appeared at the opera house in Saint John in his first notable concert with the Scottish soprano Jessie MacLachlan…
Official bilingual sheet music
Lyndon Slewidge singing "O Canada" prior to a Ottawa Senators game
A portion of the lyrics of "O Canada" in stained glass at the Royal Military College of Canada