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.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 501-525 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W148032 10-in. 3/6/1929 Mean to me Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W148033 10-in. 3/6/1929 The one that I love loves me Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148141 10-in. 3/27/1929 My kinda love Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148142 10-in. 3/27/1929 Sweet seventeen Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148483 10-in. 5/8/1929 Jericho Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148484 10-in. 5/8/1929 I've got a feeling I'm falling Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148674 10-in. 6/8/1929 Campus capers Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148675 10-in. 6/8/1929 College days Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148818 10-in. 7/17/1929 The moonlight march Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148819 10-in. 7/17/1929 Sweetness Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W148877 10-in. 8/14/1929 Sweetheart's holiday Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W148878 10-in. 8/14/1929 Huggable kissable you Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W148988 10-in. 9/10/1929 Bottoms up Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W148989 10-in. 9/10/1929 Bigger and better than ever Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W149153 10-in. 10/17/1929 Sergeant Flagg and Sergeant Quirt Buddy Morgan and his Veterans Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist, leader  
Columbia W149154 10-in. 10/17/1929 Don't get collegiate Buddy Morgan and his Veterans Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Columbia 149433 10-in. 11/18/1929 Mary Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Robert Wood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W149447 10-in. 11/20/1929 Sittin' on a doorstep Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W149448 10-in. 11/20/1929 You came, I saw, you conquered me Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W149453 10-in. 10/30/1929 Lucky me—lovable you Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W149454 10-in. 10/30/1929 Love ain't nothin' but the blues Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W149782 10-in. 1/18/1930 When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W149783 10-in. 1/18/1930 What do I care? Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble leader  
Columbia W149935 10-in. 1/30/1930 La, la, mama Buddy Morgan and his Veterans Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist, leader  
Columbia W149936 10-in. 1/30/1930 Down on the farm Buddy Morgan and his Veterans Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
(Results 501-525 of 767 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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

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