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 476-500 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-068812 | 10-in. | 12/26/1941 | Don't give me that jive (Come on with the the come on) | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-073440 | 10-in. | 3/16/1942 | We need a little love (That's all) | Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-073441 | 10-in. | 3/16/1942 | You must be losing your mind | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-075424 | 10-in. | 7/13/1942 | Swing out to victory | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-075425 | 10-in. | 7/13/1942 | Up jumped you with love | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo | lyricist, session supervisor | |
Victor | D6VB-2480 | 10-in. | 7/15/1946 | Sha-wa-wa (weave to me some jive) | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-3408 | 10-in. | 12/11/1946 | Bring me some money, honey | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-0620 | 10-in. | 3/3/1947 | Aloysius, do the dishes | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-2279 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | Exhilirated, exasperated, exhausted | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-[Test]-1932 | 10-in. | 5/28/1935 | Thrills | Tom Coakley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | LBS-Test-2207 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 7/5/1935 | If I were on the stage | Frances White | Female vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
Columbia | 81883 | 10-in. | 7/23/1924 | Work house blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with trombone and piano | composer | |
Columbia | 81884 | 10-in. | 7/23/1924 | House rent blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with trombone and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W142537 | 10-in. | 8/17/1926 | And then I forget | Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W142538 | 10-in. | 8/17/1926 | My cutey's due at two-to-two to-day | Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W142648 | 10-in. | 9/18/1926 | She knows her onions | California Ramblers ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W143724 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Yes she do (No she don't) | California Ramblers ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W144231 | 10-in. | 5/26/1927 | Vo-do-do-de-o blues | California Ramblers ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W144692 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | Nothin' does-does like it used to do-do-do | California Ramblers ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W144693 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | It was only a sun shower | California Ramblers ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145516 | 10-in. | 1/14/1928 | What do you say? | California Ramblers ; Ed Kirkeby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145609 | 10-in. | 2/4/1928 | Southern skies | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with alto saxophone and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W145631 | 10-in. | 2/10/1928 | Anything to make you happy | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]148017 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | My kinda love (One way to paradise) | The Singing Boys and their Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | [W]148018 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | You'll recognize my baby | The Singing Boys and their Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed May 22, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 22, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.
"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 May 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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