Fifty years before the birth of Michael Jackson, a different balladeer was sweeping the nation's vaudeville and concert stages. His name was Henry Burr, and this treasure trove captures his recordings as far back as 1903! This tenor got his start in gospel but soon found greater success as a balladeer with a knack for romantic crooning. This rare compilation features his best recordings from 1903 to 1928!
11 I've Got the Time, I've Got the Place, But It's Hard to Find the Girl
12 Last Night Was the End of the World
13 Peg O My Heart
14 What Do You Mean, You Didn't Want to Do It? (With Ada Jones)
15 Everything Reminds Me of That Old Sweetheart of Mine (With Albert Campbell and Will Oakland)
16 Stay Down Here Where You Belong
17 Mother (A Word That Means the World to Me)
18 America, Heres My Boy! (With the Peerless Quartet)
19 A Babys Prayer at Twilight (For Her Daddy Over There)
20 Hush-A-Bye, Ma Baby (Missouri Waltz) (With the Sterling Trio)
21 When You and I Were Young Maggie
22 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (With Albert Campbell)
23 My Buddy
24 I Wonder Where My Baby Is To-Night? (With Billy Murray)
25 Always
26 Are You Lonesome To-Night?
27 Cross Roads
Fifty years before the birth of Michael Jackson, a different balladeer was sweeping the nation's vaudeville and concert stages. His name was Henry Burr, and this treasure trove captures his recordings as far back as 1903! This tenor got his start in gospel but soon found greater success as a balladeer with a knack for romantic crooning. This rare compilation features his best recordings from 1903 to 1928!