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 651-675 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W402896 10-in. 9/3/1929 Waiting at the end of the road Smith Ballew ; Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W402897 10-in. 9/3/1929 I'm doing what I'm doing for love Smith Ballew ; Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403047 10-in. 10/10/1929 Lonely troubadour Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403048 10-in. 10/10/1929 Wouldn't it be wonderful? Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403049 10-in. 10/10/1929 I may be wrong (But I think you're wonderful) Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403248 10-in. 11/11/1929 If you were the only girl Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403249 10-in. 11/11/1929 Waiting at the end of the road Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403250 10-in. 11/11/1929 I love you, believe me, I love you (The dream of my heart) Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403251 10-in. 11/11/1929 A little kiss each morning (A little kiss each night) Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403547 10-in. 12/23/1929 Wrapped in a red, red rose Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403548 10-in. 12/23/1929 Put a little salt on the bluebird's tail (Before it flies away) Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403549 10-in. 12/23/1929 What do I care? Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio leader  
OKeh W403655 10-in. 1/21/1930 Singing a vagabond song Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403656 10-in. 1/21/1930 Beside an open fireplace Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403657 10-in. 1/21/1930 There's danger in your eyes, chérie Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403843 10-in. 3/10/1930 I feel you near me Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403844 10-in. 3/10/1930 A pair of blue eyes Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403845 10-in. 3/10/1930 The "free and easy" Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403849 10-in. 3/11/1930 When it's springtime in the Rockies Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403859 10-in. 3/18/1930 Stein song (University of Maine) Gotham Collegians [Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
OKeh W403863 10-in. 3/19/1930 You brought a new kind of love to me Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403864 10-in. 3/19/1930 Livin' in the sunlight, lovin' in the moonlight Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W403966 10-in. 4/22/1930 Reminiscing Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal leader  
OKeh W403967 10-in. 4/22/1930 Nobody cares if I'm blue Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal leader  
OKeh W403968 10-in. 4/22/1930 Mysterious Mose Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal leader  
(Results 651-675 of 767 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664

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