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 101-125 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-92738 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | Broken-hearted troubadour | Frank Dailey ; Howard Du Lani ; Meadowbrook Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92739 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | You're so darn charming | Frank Dailey ; Howard Du Lani ; Meadowbrook Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92747 | 10-in. | 7/20/1935 | Why dream? | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92748 | 10-in. | 7/20/1935 | Double trouble | The Freshmen ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92749 | 10-in. | 7/20/1935 | Why stars come out at night | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92750 | 10-in. | 7/20/1935 | I wished on the moon | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92769 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | I wish I were Aladdin | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92770 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | Takes two to make a bargain | Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92771 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | A little door, a little lock, a little key | Bob Bunch ; Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92772 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | So nice seeing you again | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92773 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | A sunbonnet blue (And a yellow straw hat) | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92774 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | Nothing lives longer than love | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92793 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | You're so darn charming | Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92794 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | Truckin' | Little Ramblers ; Fred McElmurry | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92795 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | Cotton | Little Ramblers ; Fred McElmurry | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92796 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | Streamlined Greta Green | Little Ramblers ; Fred McElmurry | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92797 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | Loveless love | Little Ramblers ; Fred McElmurry | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92900 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Sugar plum | Bennett Sisters ; Bill Staffon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92901 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Heartstrings | Bill Staffon Orchestra ; Joe Dixon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92902 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Sittin' around on Sunday | Bennett Sisters ; Bill Staffon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92903 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Why stars come out at night | Bill Staffon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92904 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Am I blue? | Bill Staffon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92905 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Baby, won't you please come home | Bill Staffon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92906 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Lost my rhythm, lost my music, lost my man | Bennett Sisters ; Bill Staffon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92907 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Love me or leave me | Bill Staffon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | 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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