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 551-575 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | [W]150762 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | Dream girl | Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, songwriter | |
Columbia | [W]150836 | 10-in. | 9/23/1930 | You'll never know, sweetheart | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150837 | 10-in. | 9/23/1930 | My baby just cares for me | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Columbia | W150838 | 10-in. | 9/23/1930 | Sweet Jennie Lee! | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Columbia | W150894 | 10-in. | 10/21/1930 | Fraternity blues | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | leader, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150895 | 10-in. | 10/21/1930 | Football Freddy (My collegiate man) | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | leader, vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]150903 | 10-in. | 10/27/1930 | You'll never know, sweetheart | The Four Aces | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and steel guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150929 | 10-in. | 11/3/1930 | Sweetheart of my student days | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Columbia | W150930 | 10-in. | 11/3/1930 | The little things in life | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Columbia | W150958 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Morning, noon and night | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150974 | 10-in. | 11/25/1930 | All alone | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W150975 | 10-in. | 11/25/1930 | Think about me | Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150976 | 10-in. | 11/25/1930 | I love you more and more | Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, songwriter | |
Columbia | [W]150977 | 10-in. | 11/25/1930 | Fox trot | Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W150978 | 10-in. | 11/25/1930 | Every hour | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150979 | 10-in. | 11/25/1930 | One sweet kiss | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151155 | 10-in. | 12/17/1930 | Lonesome lover | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Columbia | W151156 | 10-in. | 12/17/1930 | Reaching for the moon | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Columbia | W151191 | 10-in. | 1/9/1931 | Hello! Beautiful! | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Columbia | W151192 | 10-in. | 1/9/1931 | Where have you been? | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Columbia | [W]151254 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | Evening eyes | Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
Columbia | [W]151255 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | Album of my memories | Elmer Feldkamp ; Golden Gate Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, leader | |
Columbia | [W]151256 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | Moonlight on the Rio Grande | Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, leader | |
Columbia | [W]151257 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | I never knew till now | Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, leader | |
Columbia | [W]151258 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | Telling you I love you | Elmer Feldkamp ; Golden Gate Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, leader |
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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LCNAR: Kirkeby, Ed - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98005755
Wikidata: Ed Kirkeby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5335038
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/85937938
MusicBrainz: Ed Kirkeby - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b927fc9-3b51-4332-b0e9-fb78549e42b9
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