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 201-225 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-95529 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Thunder over paradise | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95530 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | You stayed away too long | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95531 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Santa Claus is comin' to town | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-95532 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Where am I? (Am I in heaven?) | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-95533 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Broadway rhythm | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95534 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | I'd rather listen to your eyes | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-95535 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Here's to romance | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95536 | 10-in. | 10/21/1935 | Just one of those things | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95537 | 10-in. | 10/21/1935 | Smooth | Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95538 | 10-in. | 10/21/1935 | You hit the spot | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95539 | 10-in. | 10/21/1935 | Thunder over paradise | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95540 | 10-in. | 10/21/1935 | If I should lose you | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95541 | 10-in. | 10/21/1935 | I feel like a feather in the breeze | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95542 | 10-in. | 10/21/1935 | I'm painting the town red | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95559 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Last letter | Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95560 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Poor herder | Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95561 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | My dream | Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95562 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Old Gypsy | Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95563 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Sad tree leaves | Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-95564 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | The wooden spoon | Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | MS-95659 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately early Sept. 1935 | Picture of me without you | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Ed Kirkeby ; Skeeter Palmer | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | vocalist | |
Victor | MS-95660 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately early Sept. 1935 | It never dawned on me | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Ed Kirkeby ; Skeeter Palmer | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | vocalist | |
Victor | MS-95661 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately early Sept. 1935 | Treasure Island | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Ed Kirkeby ; Skeeter Palmer | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | vocalist | |
Victor | MS-95662 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately early Sept. 1935 | Now you've got me doin' it | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | vocalist | |
Victor | MS-95672 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately early Sept. 1935 | Out of sight, out of mind | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Ed Kirkeby ; Cliff Weston | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | 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.
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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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