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 326-350 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-98802 10-in. 1/6/1936 I can wiggle my ears Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98803 10-in. 1/6/1936 Hypnotized Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98804 10-in. 1/6/1936 He wooed her (and wooed her and wooed her) Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98831 10-in. 1/13/1936 Cling to me Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98832 10-in. 1/13/1936 I'd rather lead the band Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98833 10-in. 1/13/1936 Get thee behind me Satan Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98834 10-in. 1/13/1936 So this is heaven Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98835 10-in. 1/13/1936 Life begins when you're in love Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98836 10-in. 1/13/1936 Suzannah Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98855 10-in. 1/21/1936 I'm putting all my eggs in one basket Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98856 10-in. 1/21/1936 But where are you? Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98857 10-in. 1/21/1936 Too much imagination Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98867 10-in. 1/24/1936 Misty islands of the Highlands Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98894 10-in. 2/1/1936 The panic is on Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98895 10-in. 2/1/1936 Sugar rose Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98896 10-in. 2/1/1936 Oooh! Look-a-there, ain't she pretty? Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98897 10-in. 2/1/1936 Moon rose Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98898 10-in. 2/1/1936 West wind Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-98899 10-in. 2/1/1936 That never-to-be-forgotten night Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-99021 10-in. 1/31/1936 The wheel of the wagon is broken George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-99022 10-in. 1/31/1936 Misty islands of the Highlands George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-99023 10-in. 1/31/1936 But where are you? George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-99024 10-in. 1/31/1936 I'm putting all my eggs in one basket Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-99025 10-in. 1/31/1936 What's the name of that song? Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet session supervisor  
Victor BS-99026 10-in. 1/31/1936 If you love me? Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
(Results 326-350 of 767 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664

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