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 301-325 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-98456 10-in. 12/23/1935 Moon over Miami Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-98457 10-in. 12/23/1935 Anything can happen Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-98458 10-in. 12/23/1935 Lights out Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-98459 10-in. 12/23/1935 I'm building up to an awful let-down Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-98460 10-in. 12/23/1935 Moonburn Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-98491 10-in. 1/6/1936 So this is heaven California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor, vocalist  
Victor BS-98492 10-in. 1/6/1936 If I should lose you California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor, vocalist  
Victor BS-98493 10-in. 1/6/1936 Hypnotized California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor, vocalist  
Victor BS-98494 10-in. 1/6/1936 Can't we dream a midsummer night's dream? California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor, vocalist  
Victor BS-98495 10-in. 1/6/1936 Cling to me California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor, vocalist  
Victor BS-98496 10-in. 1/6/1936 The day I let you get away Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor, vocalist  
Victor BS-98497 10-in. 1/6/1936 (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor, vocalist  
Victor BS-98498 10-in. 1/6/1936 Too much imagination Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor, vocalist  
Victor BS-98600 10-in. 12/27/1935 I'm shooting high Bill Dillard ; Little Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-98601 10-in. 12/27/1935 I've got my fingers crossed Bill Dillard ; Little Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-98648 10-in. 1/17/1936 I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader  
Victor BS-98649 10-in. 1/17/1936 Life begins when you're in love California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-98650 10-in. 1/17/1936 Gotta go to work again California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-98651 10-in. 1/17/1936 It's been so long California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-98652 10-in. 1/17/1936 Sing an old fashioned song (To a young sophisticated lady) California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-98653 10-in. 1/17/1936 Alone at a table for two Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
Victor BS-98654 10-in. 1/17/1936 Mama don't allow it Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader  
Victor BS-98655 10-in. 1/17/1936 Goody-goody Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Victor BS-98800 10-in. 1/6/1936 Everything's in rhythm with my heart Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98801 10-in. 1/6/1936 Say the word and it's yours Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
(Results 301-325 of 767 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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