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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 401-425 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-101191 10-in. 4/8/1936 Cross patch Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101192 10-in. 4/8/1936 It's no fun Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101193 10-in. 4/8/1936 Cabin in the sky Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101194 10-in. 4/8/1936 Us on a bus Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101379 10-in. 4/22/1936 Isn't love the strangest thing Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101380 10-in. 4/22/1936 I'll stand by Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101381 10-in. 4/22/1936 Love came out of the night Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101382 10-in. 4/22/1936 I nearly let love go slipping through my fingers Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101383 10-in. 4/22/1936 Summer holiday Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101384 10-in. 4/22/1936 A rendezvous with a dream Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101531 10-in. 4/24/1936 Would you? George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101532 10-in. 4/24/1936 There's always a happy ending George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101533 10-in. 4/24/1936 Love came out of the night Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101534 10-in. 4/24/1936 It's a sin to tell a lie Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101535 10-in. 4/24/1936 Robins and roses Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101536 10-in. 4/24/1936 Cabin in the sky Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101537 10-in. 4/24/1936 You can't pull the wool over my eyes Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101538 10-in. 4/24/1936 I'll stand by Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BS-101539 10-in. 4/24/1936 Apple dumpling Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet session supervisor  
Victor BS-101724 10-in. 5/6/1936 The right somebody to love Joyce Walsh Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble director, speaker  
Victor BS-101725 10-in. 5/6/1936 At the Codfish Ball Joyce Walsh Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble director, speaker  
Victor BS-101726 10-in. 5/6/1936 Songs from Shirley Temple pictures, part 1 Ted Wallace ; Joyce Walsh Male vocal solo and female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and announcements vocalist, speaker, director  
Victor BS-101727 10-in. 5/6/1936 Songs from Shirley Temple pictures, part 2 Ted Wallace ; Joyce Walsh Male vocal solo and female vocal solo, with recitation and instrumental ensemble vocalist, speaker  
Victor BS-101810 10-in. 5/13/1936 Calendar song Clifford Johns Male vocal solo, with narration director, speaker  
Victor BS-101811 10-in. 5/13/1936 Little Boy Blue Clifford Johns Male vocal solo, with narration director, speaker  
(Results 401-425 of 767 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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

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