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 1-25 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-72241 | 10-in. | 4/6/1932 | Dream sweetheart | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | director | |
Victor | BRC-72242 | 10-in. | 4/6/1932 | Lawd, you made the night too long | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | director | |
Victor | BRC-72593 | 10-in. | 5/17/1932 | San | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | director | |
Victor | BRC-72594 | 10-in. | 5/17/1932 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | director | |
Victor | BSHQ-73122 | 10-in. | 7/26/1932 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quintet | director | |
Victor | BSHQ-73123 | 10-in. | 7/26/1932 | China boy | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | director | |
Victor | BS-73905 | 10-in. | 11/2/1932 | Back in the old Sunday school | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | director | |
Victor | BS-73906 | 10-in. | 11/2/1932 | Sentimental gentleman from Georgia | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | director | |
Victor | BS-73907 | 10-in. | 11/2/1932 | When Mother played the organ | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | director | |
Victor | BS-88965 | 10-in. | 5/10/1935 | 'Way down yonder in New Orleans | Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88966 | 10-in. | 5/10/1935 | Chinatown, my Chinatown | Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88975 | 10-in. | 5/28/1935 | I'm just an ordinary human | Carl Ravazza ; Tom Coakley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88976 | 10-in. | 5/28/1935 | Rhythm is our business | Dudley Nix ; Tom Coakley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88977 | 10-in. | 5/28/1935 | Simply grand | Armand Camgros ; Tom Coakley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88978 | 10-in. | 5/28/1935 | Rainbow | Carl Ravazza ; Tom Coakley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88979 | 10-in. | 5/28/1935 | East of the sun (And west of the moon) | Carl Ravazza ; Tom Coakley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88989 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | Dinah | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88990 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | Take it easy | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88991 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | You're the picture (I'm the frame) | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88992 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | My very good friend the milkman | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88993 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | Blue because of you | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88994 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | There's going to be the devil to pay | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88995 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | 12th Street rag | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88996 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | There'll be some changes made | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-88997 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | Somebody stole my gal | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed September 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 September 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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