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 301-325 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-98456 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | Moon over Miami | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98457 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | Anything can happen | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98458 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | Lights out | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98459 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | I'm building up to an awful let-down | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98460 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | Moonburn | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98491 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | So this is heaven | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98492 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | If I should lose you | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98493 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Hypnotized | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98494 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Can't we dream a midsummer night's dream? | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98495 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Cling to me | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98496 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | The day I let you get away | Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98497 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes | Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98498 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Too much imagination | Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98600 | 10-in. | 12/27/1935 | I'm shooting high | Bill Dillard ; Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98601 | 10-in. | 12/27/1935 | I've got my fingers crossed | Bill Dillard ; Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98648 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter | Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | BS-98649 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Life begins when you're in love | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98650 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Gotta go to work again | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98651 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | It's been so long | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98652 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Sing an old fashioned song (To a young sophisticated lady) | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98653 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Alone at a table for two | Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-98654 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Mama don't allow it | Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | BS-98655 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Goody-goody | Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Victor | BS-98800 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Everything's in rhythm with my heart | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98801 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Say the word and it's yours | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 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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