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 676-700 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W404011 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Ro-ro-rollin' along | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404012 | 10-in. | 5/9/1930 | I'm needin' you | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404013 | 10-in. | 5/9/1930 | You for me | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404229 | 10-in. | 6/20/1930 | Just a little closer | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404230 | 10-in. | 6/20/1930 | This is love | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404231 | 10-in. | 6/20/1930 | I've got my eye on you | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404265 | 10-in. | 7/22/1930 | Dixiana | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404266 | 10-in. | 7/22/1930 | My one ambition is you | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404267 | 10-in. | 7/22/1930 | Hullabaloo | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404379 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | I'm doin' that thing | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404380 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | A big bouquet for you | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404381 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | Don’t tell her what's happened to me | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader | |
OKeh | W404426 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | I'm doing that thing | Earl Marlow's Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404427 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | A big bouquet for you | Earl Marlow's Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
OKeh | W404477 | 10-in. | 10/10/1930 | Sweet Jennie Lee | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
OKeh | W404478 | 10-in. | 10/10/1930 | I am the words (You are the melody) | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404479 | 10-in. | 10/10/1930 | Roamin' thru' the roses | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404480 | 10-in. | 10/10/1930 | I'll still belong to you | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
OKeh | W404484 | 10-in. | 10/10/1930 | Sweet Jennie Lee | Earl Marlow's Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
OKeh | W404486 | 10-in. | 10/10/1930 | Roamin' thru' the roses | Earl Marlow's Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404591 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Reaching for the moon | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
OKeh | W404592 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | (When you fall in love) Fall in love with me | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404593 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | He's my secret passion | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404594 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Lady, play your mandolin | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404595 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Where have you been? | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 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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