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 376-400 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-99542 | 10-in. | 2/6/1936 | Three step | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99543 | 10-in. | 2/6/1936 | Cake walk | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99544 | 10-in. | 2/6/1936 | Every minute of the hour (Every hour of the day) | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99545 | 10-in. | 2/6/1936 | Sundown in Peaceful Valley | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99817 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Knick knacks on the mantel | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99818 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | There's always a happy ending | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99819 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | I don't want to make history (I just want to make love) | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99820 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | There isn't any limit to my love | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99821 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Is it true what they say about Dixie? | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99880 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | Desire | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99881 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | You're "Toots" to me | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99882 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | Lost | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99883 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | There is no greater love | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99915 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | You | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99916 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | Robins and roses | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99917 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | You never looked so beautiful | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (take 1); with female vocal solo (takes 2 and 3) | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-99918 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | You started me dreaming | Joe Dixon ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101132 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | The touch of your lips | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101133 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | Will I ever know? | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101134 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | I don't want to make history | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101135 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | I hope Gabriel likes my music | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101136 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | You | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101137 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | You never looked so beautiful | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101189 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | All my life | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101190 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Christopher Columbus | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male 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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