Ed Kirkeby

Wallace Theodore "Ed" Kirkeby (October 10, 1891 – June 12, 1978) was an American bandleader, vocalist, manager, and salesman, best remembered as the manager of Fats Waller.

He was one of the first recording managers at Columbia Records to record jazz and organized the California Ramblers to record it. He recorded extensively during the 1920s and early 1930s using many pseudonyms for recording including The Little Ramblers, The Goofus Five, Five Birmingham Babies, The Vagabonds, The Varsity Eight, Ted Wallace (And His Campus Boys), Ed Kirkeby Wallace, and Eddie Lloyd (and Loyd). Over the years he also managed the Pickens Sisters, was an A&R person at RCA Victor, and worked in the band booking department at NBC. As Fats Waller's manager he also acted as his archivist building a collection which is held today by the Institute of Jazz Studies. After Waller's death in 1943 Kirkeby remained active managing many other groups and musicians (including Pat Flowers) through 1977.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 10, 1891 (New York City), Died June 12, 1978

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: session supervisor, leader, vocalist, songwriter, director, lyricist, speaker, composer, piano

Notes: Name also appears as "W.T. Kirkeby," "Wallace T. Kirkeby," "W. T. Ed. Kirkeby," "Ted Wallace," "Eddy Lloyd," and "Skippy Carlstrum (Thesaurus), and other pseudonyms.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 451-475 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-043351 10-in. 11/3/1939 I can't give you anything but love, baby Una Mae Carlisle ; Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet (take 1); with male vocal solo (take 2) session supervisor  
Victor BS-043925 10-in. 11/28/1939 Peg o' my heart Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor BS-043926 10-in. 11/28/1939 Night song Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor BS-043927 10-in. 11/28/1939 Ain't she sweet Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor BS-043928 10-in. 11/28/1939 Ay-ay-ay Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor BS-051865 10-in. 7/16/1940 Stop pretending Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-051866 10-in. 7/16/1940 I'll never smile again Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-051867 10-in. 7/16/1940 My mommie sent me to the store Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-051868 10-in. 7/16/1940 Dry bones Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-051869 10-in. 7/16/1940 "Fats" Waller's original E flat blues Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-051870 10-in. 7/16/1940 Stayin' at home Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-051871 10-in. 7/16/1940 Hey! Stop kissin' my sister Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor PBS-061335 10-in. 7/1/1941 Come and get it Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-061336 10-in. 7/1/1941 Rump steak serenade Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-061337 10-in. 7/1/1941 Gettin' much lately? (Ain't mothin' to it) Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-062765 10-in. 3/20/1941 All that meat and no potatoes Fats Waller and his Rhythm Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet songwriter  
Victor BS-063887 10-in. 5/13/1941 Georgia on my mind Fats Waller Piano solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-063888 10-in. 5/13/1941 Rockin' chair Fats Waller Piano solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-063889 10-in. 5/13/1941 Carolina shout Fats Waller Piano solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-063890 10-in. 5/13/1941 Honeysuckle rose (A la Bach-Beethoven-Brahms-Waller) Fats Waller Piano solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-063891 10-in. 5/13/1941 Ring dem bells Fats Waller Piano solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-063894 10-in. 5/13/1941 Sad sap sucker am I Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-067946 10-in. 10/1/1941 Oh, baby, sweet baby (What are you doin' to me?) Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-067947 10-in. 10/1/1941 Buck jumpin' Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-068811 10-in. 12/26/1941 Cash for your trash Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo lyricist  
(Results 451-475 of 767 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664

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