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 326-350 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-98802 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | I can wiggle my ears | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98803 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Hypnotized | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98804 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | He wooed her (and wooed her and wooed her) | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98831 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | Cling to me | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98832 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | I'd rather lead the band | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98833 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | Get thee behind me Satan | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98834 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | So this is heaven | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98835 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | Life begins when you're in love | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98836 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | Suzannah | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98855 | 10-in. | 1/21/1936 | I'm putting all my eggs in one basket | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98856 | 10-in. | 1/21/1936 | But where are you? | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98857 | 10-in. | 1/21/1936 | Too much imagination | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98867 | 10-in. | 1/24/1936 | Misty islands of the Highlands | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98894 | 10-in. | 2/1/1936 | The panic is on | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98895 | 10-in. | 2/1/1936 | Sugar rose | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98896 | 10-in. | 2/1/1936 | Oooh! Look-a-there, ain't she pretty? | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98897 | 10-in. | 2/1/1936 | Moon rose | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98898 | 10-in. | 2/1/1936 | West wind | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-98899 | 10-in. | 2/1/1936 | That never-to-be-forgotten night | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99021 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | The wheel of the wagon is broken | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99022 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | Misty islands of the Highlands | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99023 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | But where are you? | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99024 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | I'm putting all my eggs in one basket | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99025 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | What's the name of that song? | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99026 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | If you love me? | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.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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