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 701-725 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W404828 | 10-in. | 1/27/1931 | Sing song girl (Little yella Cinderella) | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404829 | 10-in. | 1/27/1931 | Walkin' my baby back home | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W404830 | 10-in. | 1/27/1931 | On a little balcony in Spain | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
OKeh | W404831 | 10-in. | 1/27/1931 | Hello! Beautiful! | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
OKeh | W404832 | 10-in. | 1/27/1931 | It must be true | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
OKeh | W404833 | 10-in. | 1/27/1931 | Wabash moon | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
OKeh | W490019 | 10-in. | 12/23/1929 | Wrapped in a red, red rose | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
OKeh | W490020 | 10-in. | 12/23/1929 | Put a little salt on the bluebird's tail (Before it flies away) | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
OKeh | W490051 | 10-in. | 3/10/1930 | The "free and easy" | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E36112 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | Hurt | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E36113 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | Thrill me | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E36114 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | Siboney | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E36115 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | Mama Inez | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E36520 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | Under the Cuban moon | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E36521 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | Bajo un cielo azul | Art Kahn and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] ; Lolita Marquez | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E36522 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | On a night made for love | Art Kahn and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E36523 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | Una noche de amor | Lolita Marquez ; Orquesta de Ed. Loyd [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E37399 | 10-in. | 11/24/1931 | Honest, really, truly | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E37400 | 10-in. | 11/24/1931 | You knew you’d hurt somebody (Why did it have to be me?) | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E37401 | 10-in. | 11/24/1931 | When I wore my Daddy’s brown derby (And you wore your Mother’s blue gown) | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E37402 | 10-in. | 11/24/1931 | I promise you | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E37403 | 10-in. | 11/24/1931 | I thank you, Mr. Moon | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | TCL1545 | 10-in. | 12/9/1931 | Pickins | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 11897 | 10-in. | 9/19/1927 | Blue river | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | 11916 | 10-in. | 9/27/1927 | Clementine (From New Orleans) | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 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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