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 176-200 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-95024 | 10-in. | 9/13/1935 | Every now and then | Ramona and Her Gang | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95025 | 10-in. | 9/13/1935 | No strings (I'm fancy free) | Ramona and Her Gang | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95026 | 10-in. | 9/13/1935 | I can't give you anything but love baby | Ramona and Her Gang | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95027 | 10-in. | 9/13/1935 | Barrel-house music | Ramona and Her Gang | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95028 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | Every now and then | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95029 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | You're a vision to behold | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95030 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | It never dawned on me | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95031 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | In the dark | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95032 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | The gentleman obviously doesn't believe (In love) | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95033 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | Accent on youth | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95034 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | Will love find a way? | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95035 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | As long as the world goes 'round and around (And I go around with you) | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95036 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | No strings (I'm fancy free) | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95042 | 10-in. | 9/18/1935 | Roll along prairie moon | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95043 | 10-in. | 9/18/1935 | Red sails in the sunset | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95325 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | I'd love to take orders from you | Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95326 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | Tender is the night | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95327 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | I'd rather listen to your eyes | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95328 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | When the leaves bid the trees goodbye | Bob Bunch ; Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95329 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | It never dawned on me | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95330 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | I found a dream | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95331 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | Midnight in Paris | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95332 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | Here's to romance | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95527 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | You let me down | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-95528 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Now you've got me doing it | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, 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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