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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 451-475 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-043351 | 10-in. | 11/3/1939 | I can't give you anything but love, baby | Una Mae Carlisle ; Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet (take 1); with male vocal solo (take 2) | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-043925 | 10-in. | 11/28/1939 | Peg o' my heart | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-043926 | 10-in. | 11/28/1939 | Night song | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-043927 | 10-in. | 11/28/1939 | Ain't she sweet | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-043928 | 10-in. | 11/28/1939 | Ay-ay-ay | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051865 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Stop pretending | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051866 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | I'll never smile again | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051867 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | My mommie sent me to the store | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051868 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Dry bones | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051869 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | "Fats" Waller's original E flat blues | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051870 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Stayin' at home | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051871 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Hey! Stop kissin' my sister | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | PBS-061335 | 10-in. | 7/1/1941 | Come and get it | Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-061336 | 10-in. | 7/1/1941 | Rump steak serenade | Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-061337 | 10-in. | 7/1/1941 | Gettin' much lately? (Ain't mothin' to it) | Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-062765 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | All that meat and no potatoes | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063887 | 10-in. | 5/13/1941 | Georgia on my mind | Fats Waller | Piano solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-063888 | 10-in. | 5/13/1941 | Rockin' chair | Fats Waller | Piano solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-063889 | 10-in. | 5/13/1941 | Carolina shout | Fats Waller | Piano solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-063890 | 10-in. | 5/13/1941 | Honeysuckle rose (A la Bach-Beethoven-Brahms-Waller) | Fats Waller | Piano solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-063891 | 10-in. | 5/13/1941 | Ring dem bells | Fats Waller | Piano solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-063894 | 10-in. | 5/13/1941 | Sad sap sucker am I | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-067946 | 10-in. | 10/1/1941 | Oh, baby, sweet baby (What are you doin' to me?) | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-067947 | 10-in. | 10/1/1941 | Buck jumpin' | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-068811 | 10-in. | 12/26/1941 | Cash for your trash | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
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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