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 526-550 of 767 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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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LCNAR: Kirkeby, Ed - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98005755
Wikidata: Ed Kirkeby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5335038
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/85937938
MusicBrainz: Ed Kirkeby - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b927fc9-3b51-4332-b0e9-fb78549e42b9
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