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 526-550 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W149999 10-in. 2/19/1930 Get happy Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet leader  
Columbia W150000 10-in. 2/19/1930 Sweetheart trail Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W150088 10-in. 3/14/1930 Stein song (University of Maine) Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W150089 10-in. 3/14/1930 Telling it to the daisies (But it never gets back to you) Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W150153 10-in. 3/31/1930 Some other girl in some other port (Is waitin' till I go ashore) Buddy Morgan and his Veterans Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Columbia W150155 10-in. 3/31/1930 Chinnin' and chattin' with May Hot Air Men Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W150601 10-in. 6/24/1930 Absence makes the heart grow fonder Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W150602 10-in. 6/24/1930 Here comes the sun Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W150643 10-in. 7/10/1930 Hittin' the bottle Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W150644 10-in. 7/10/1930 Little white lies Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W150688 10-in. 8/5/1930 Louise dear Jim Andrews ; Louisiana Collegians [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W150689 10-in. 8/5/1930 Tell me, dear Rex King and his Sovereigns [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter, leader  
Columbia W150690 10-in. 8/5/1930 Sweet Kentucky Lou Rex King and his Sovereigns [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia [W]150691 10-in. 8/5/1930 All my life I have dreamed Ford Britten and his Blue Comets [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist, leader  
Columbia [W]150692 10-in. 8/5/1930 Without you Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, songwriter  
Columbia [W]150693 10-in. 8/5/1930 You'll never know, sweetheart Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader, lyricist  
Columbia [W]150694 10-in. 8/5/1930 Bye bye blues Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W150701 10-in. 8/12/1930 Tomorrow is another day Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W150702 10-in. 8/12/1930 Don't tell her what's happened to me Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia [W]150753 10-in. 9/4/1930 Morning, noon and night Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, lyricist, leader  
Columbia W150754 10-in. 9/4/1930 How a little girl like you can love me Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, leader, composer  
Columbia W150755 10-in. 9/4/1930 Sweet eyes of blue Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader, songwriter  
Columbia [W]150756 10-in. 9/4/1930 Pretty so pretty Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader, lyricist  
Columbia [W]150760 10-in. 9/4/1930 I still get a thrill (Thinking of you) Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader  
Columbia W150761 10-in. 9/4/1930 That's when I want you near Wally Edwards and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader, lyricist  
(Results 526-550 of 767 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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

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