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 751-767 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | N-396 | 10-in. | 8/29/1928 | Vaniteaser | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-397 | 10-in. | 8/29/1928 | All of the time | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-445 | 12-in. | 9/19/1928 | To know you is to love you | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-776 | 10-in. | 3/8/1929 | My castle in Spain is a shack in the lane | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-777 | 10-in. | 3/8/1929 | When I'm walkin' with my sweetness (Down among the sugar cane) | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-799 | 10-in. | 3/16/1929 | A precious little thing called love | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-800 | 10-in. | 3/16/1929 | My suppressed desire | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-801 | 10-in. | 3/18/1929 | Dream train | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-802 | 10-in. | 3/18/1929 | The one that I love loves me | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-839 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | Avalon town | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-840 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | From sunrise to sunset (From sunset till dawn) | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-841 | 10-in. | 4/6/1929 | Lover, come back to me | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-856 | 10-in. | 4/15/1929 | That's living | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-868 | 10-in. | 4/25/1929 | Honey | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-870 | 10-in. | 4/25/1929 | Huggable kissable you | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-938 | 10-in. | 6/4/1929 | Wishing and waiting for love | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | N-981 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Tip-toe thru' the tulips with me | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
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.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
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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