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 701-725 of 767 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W404828 10-in. 1/27/1931 Sing song girl (Little yella Cinderella) Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W404829 10-in. 1/27/1931 Walkin' my baby back home Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
OKeh W404830 10-in. 1/27/1931 On a little balcony in Spain Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, leader  
OKeh W404831 10-in. 1/27/1931 Hello! Beautiful! Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
OKeh W404832 10-in. 1/27/1931 It must be true Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
OKeh W404833 10-in. 1/27/1931 Wabash moon Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, vocalist  
OKeh W490019 10-in. 12/23/1929 Wrapped in a red, red rose Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh W490020 10-in. 12/23/1929 Put a little salt on the bluebird's tail (Before it flies away) Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh W490051 10-in. 3/10/1930 The "free and easy" Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E36112 10-in. 2/20/1931 Hurt Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E36113 10-in. 2/20/1931 Thrill me Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E36114 10-in. 2/20/1931 Siboney Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E36115 10-in. 2/20/1931 Mama Inez Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E36520 10-in. 3/27/1931 Under the Cuban moon Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E36521 10-in. 3/27/1931 Bajo un cielo azul Art Kahn and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] ; Lolita Marquez Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E36522 10-in. 3/27/1931 On a night made for love Art Kahn and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E36523 10-in. 3/27/1931 Una noche de amor Lolita Marquez ; Orquesta de Ed. Loyd [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E37399 10-in. 11/24/1931 Honest, really, truly Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E37400 10-in. 11/24/1931 You knew you’d hurt somebody (Why did it have to be me?) Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio leader  
Brunswick E37401 10-in. 11/24/1931 When I wore my Daddy’s brown derby (And you wore your Mother’s blue gown) Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio leader  
Brunswick E37402 10-in. 11/24/1931 I promise you Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio leader  
Brunswick E37403 10-in. 11/24/1931 I thank you, Mr. Moon Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick TCL1545 10-in. 12/9/1931 Pickins Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Edison 11897 10-in. 9/19/1927 Blue river Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Edison 11916 10-in. 9/27/1927 Clementine (From New Orleans) Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
(Results 701-725 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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