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 (Results 126-150 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-92908 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Voice of Old Man River | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92909 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | (If love makes you give up) Steak and potatoes (Then I don't want love) | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92910 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Long gone | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92911 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Liza | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92915 | 10-in. | 8/2/1935 | Truckin' | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92916 | 10-in. | 8/2/1935 | Sugar blues | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92917 | 10-in. | 8/2/1935 | As long as the world goes 'round and 'round (And I go around with you) | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92918 | 10-in. | 8/2/1935 | Georgia rockin' chair | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92919 | 10-in. | 8/2/1935 | Brother, seek and ye shall find | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92920 | 10-in. | 8/2/1935 | The girl I left behind me | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92971 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | Rhythm and romance | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-92972 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | Without a word of warning | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92973 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | From the top of your head (To the tip of your toes) | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92974 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | The simple things in life | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92975 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | Just we two (In our little canoe) | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92976 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | When Gimble hits the cymbal | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92977 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | It's my night to howl | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92978 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | What a night, what a moon, what a girl | The Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92979 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | The white star of Sigma Nu | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92984 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | Something to remember | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92985 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | From the top of your head (To the tip of your toes) | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92986 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | My foolish heart | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92987 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | What a wonderful world | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92988 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | Without a word of warning | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92989 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | Farewell my lovely | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 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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