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 151-175 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-92990 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | Love makes the world go round | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92991 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | Take this ring | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92992 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | You're so darn charming | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92993 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | Woe! Is me | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92994 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | Rhythm and romance | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92995 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | Loafin' time | Herman Autrey ; Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and talk | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92996 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | A sweet beginning like this | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92997 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | Got a bran' new suit | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-92998 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | I'm on the see saw | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94100 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | Thief in the night | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94132 | 10-in. | 8/26/1935 | Swinging 'em down (In a hot style don't you see) | Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94133 | 10-in. | 8/26/1935 | Old fashioned love | Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven ; Jasper Thomas ; Kirby Walker | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94134 | 10-in. | 8/26/1935 | Nothin' but rhythm | Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94135 | 10-in. | 8/26/1935 | I can't dance (I got ants in my pants) | Bernard Addison and his Rhythm ; Jasper Thomas ; Kirby Walker | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94136 | 10-in. | 8/26/1935 | Toledo shuffle | Bernard Addison and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94137 | 10-in. | 8/26/1935 | Lovely Liza Lee | Bernard Addison and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | MS-94173 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately early Dec. 1935 | From the top of your head | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Ed Kirkeby ; Cliff Weston | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | vocalist | |
Victor | MS-94176 | 16-in. | approximately early Aug. 1935 | Why stars come out | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-94192 | 10-in. | 9/7/1935 | Farewell blues | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94193 | 10-in. | 9/7/1935 | Stop, look, and listen | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94194 | 10-in. | 9/7/1935 | Why shouldn't I? | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94195 | 10-in. | 9/7/1935 | Me and Marie | King’s Men ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94196 | 10-in. | 9/7/1935 | When love comes your way | Bud Linn ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94197 | 10-in. | 9/7/1935 | Announcer's blues | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-94198 | 10-in. | 9/7/1935 | A picture of me without you | Ken Darby ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | session supervisor |
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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