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 51-75 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-92523 | 10-in. | 6/25/1935 | Dear old Southland | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92546 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | Sometimes I'm happy | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92547 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | King Porter | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92548 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | (You got me in between) The devil and the deep blue sea | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92549 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | Jingle bells | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92563 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Isn't it a lovely day | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92564 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Cheek to cheek | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92565 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Love and kisses | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92566 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Two together | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92567 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | You are my lucky star | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92568 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | I've got a feelin' you're foolin' | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | SS-92569 | 7-in. | 7/8/1935 | If I could spend a happy morning | Frank Luther | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | SS-92570 | 7-in. | 7/8/1935 | Market square | Frank Luther | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | SS-92571 | 7-in. | 7/8/1935 | Cherrystones | Frank Luther | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | SS-92572 | 7-in. | 7/8/1935 | In the fashion | Frank Luther | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | SS-92573 | 7-in. | 7/8/1935 | Sneezles | Frank Luther | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | SS-92574 | 7-in. | 7/8/1935 | It's very, very funny | Frank Luther | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92576 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | Dodging a divorcee | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92577 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | The duke insists | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92578 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | And then some | Durelle Alexander ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92579 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | I'm nobody's sweetheart now | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92580 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | Ain't misbehavin' | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92581 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | Sugar plum | Durelle Alexander ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92582 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | New O'leans | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92583 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | His majesty, the baby | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor |
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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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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