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 601-625 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W151705 10-in. 7/30/1931 Come to me Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W151741 10-in. 8/21/1931 Life is just a bowl of cherries Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W151742 10-in. 8/21/1931 Guilty Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W152063 10-in. 1/15/1932 Starlight (Help me find the one I love) Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W152064 10-in. 1/15/1932 How long will it last Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W152065 10-in. 1/15/1932 One more kiss then good-night Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W152066 10-in. 1/15/1932 We've got to put that sun back in the sky Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W100363 10-in. 2/19/1930 Sweetheart Trail Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W351002 10-in. 4/15/1931 Ho hum! Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh S-72746 10-in. 8/11/1924 Them ramblin' blues The Goofus Five Jazz/dance ensemble songwriter  
OKeh W80273 10-in. 12/30/1926 (I meet her in the moonlight but) She keeps me in the dark The Goofus Five Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo vocalist  
OKeh W80275 10-in. 1/3/1927 Usen't you used to be my sweetie? Ted Wallace and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W80276 10-in. 1/3/1927 If all the stars were pretty babies (And I was the man in the moon) Ted Wallace and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W80277 10-in. 1/3/1927 When I first met Mary Ted Wallace and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
OKeh W80319 10-in. 1/21/1927 Ain't she sweet? Ted Wallace and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader  
OKeh W80320 10-in. 1/21/1927 There ain't no maybe in my baby's eyes The New York Syncopators [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] ; Hal White Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
OKeh W80321 10-in. 1/21/1927 Crazy words—crazy tune (Vo-do-de-o) The New York Syncopators [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader  
OKeh W80418 10-in. 2/14/1927 Oh, Lizzie! Ted Wallace and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
OKeh W80419 10-in. 2/14/1927 The cat Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
OKeh W80420 10-in. 2/14/1927 My regular gal Ted Wallace and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W80639 10-in. 3/17/1927 Nesting time Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W80640 10-in. 3/17/1927 For Mary and me Les Reis ; Ted Wallace and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W80730 10-in. 4/14/1927 Muddy water The Goofus Five Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble vocalist  
OKeh W80732 10-in. 4/14/1927 The whisper song The Goofus Five Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo vocalist  
OKeh W81017 10-in. 6/15/1927 Ain't that a grand and glorious feeling? Goofus Five Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo vocalist  
(Results 601-625 of 767 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkeby, Ed," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

Kirkeby, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110664.

"Kirkeby, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

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

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