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 401-425 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-101191 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Cross patch | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101192 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | It's no fun | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101193 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Cabin in the sky | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101194 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Us on a bus | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101379 | 10-in. | 4/22/1936 | Isn't love the strangest thing | Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101380 | 10-in. | 4/22/1936 | I'll stand by | Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101381 | 10-in. | 4/22/1936 | Love came out of the night | Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101382 | 10-in. | 4/22/1936 | I nearly let love go slipping through my fingers | Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101383 | 10-in. | 4/22/1936 | Summer holiday | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101384 | 10-in. | 4/22/1936 | A rendezvous with a dream | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101531 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | Would you? | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101532 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | There's always a happy ending | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101533 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | Love came out of the night | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101534 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101535 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | Robins and roses | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101536 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | Cabin in the sky | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101537 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | You can't pull the wool over my eyes | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101538 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | I'll stand by | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101539 | 10-in. | 4/24/1936 | Apple dumpling | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-101724 | 10-in. | 5/6/1936 | The right somebody to love | Joyce Walsh | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director, speaker | |
Victor | BS-101725 | 10-in. | 5/6/1936 | At the Codfish Ball | Joyce Walsh | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director, speaker | |
Victor | BS-101726 | 10-in. | 5/6/1936 | Songs from Shirley Temple pictures, part 1 | Ted Wallace ; Joyce Walsh | Male vocal solo and female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and announcements | vocalist, speaker, director | |
Victor | BS-101727 | 10-in. | 5/6/1936 | Songs from Shirley Temple pictures, part 2 | Ted Wallace ; Joyce Walsh | Male vocal solo and female vocal solo, with recitation and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, speaker | |
Victor | BS-101810 | 10-in. | 5/13/1936 | Calendar song | Clifford Johns | Male vocal solo, with narration | director, speaker | |
Victor | BS-101811 | 10-in. | 5/13/1936 | Little Boy Blue | Clifford Johns | Male vocal solo, with narration | director, speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 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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