Ted Fiorito
Theodore Salvatore Fiorito (December 20, 1900 – July 22, 1971), known professionally as Ted Fio Rito, was an American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist, on both the piano and the Hammond organ, who was popular on national radio broadcasts in the 1920s and 1930s. His name is sometimes given as Ted Fiorito or Ted FioRito. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 20, 1900 (Newark), Died July 22, 1971 (Scottsdale)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, piano, songwriter, director, pipe organ
Notes: Credited on some record labels as "Ted Fio Rito."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 226-250 of 515 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W170337 | 10-in. | approximately December 1928 | I'm sorry, Sally | Frank Salerno | Accordion solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W351093 | 10-in. | 8/25/1931 | Now that you're gone | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7393 | 10-in. | Apr. 1920 | You'll see the day | McCarthy Sisters | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | o-8202 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1921 | Just like a rainbow | American Odeon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 8917 | 10-in. | 1/29/1925 | I can't stop babying you | Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra of Detroit ; Howard Steel | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70109 | 10-in. | Aug. 1921 | Just like a rainbow | Damon's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70710 | 10-in. | June 1922 | Soothing | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71778 | 10-in. | August 1923 | No, no, Nora | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72700 | 10-in. | July 1924 | Charley, my boy | Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72845 | 10-in. | Sept. 1924 | Dreamer of dreams | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Billy Jones ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72881 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | Eliza | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73020 | 10-in. | 12/16/1924 | Oh Mabel | The Goofus Five ; Billy Jones | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73031 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | How I love that girl | Lanin's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73434 | 10-in. | June 1925 | Because of you | Richard B. Gilbert | Male vocal solo, with taropatch (ukulele) | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73477 | 10-in. | 6/26/1925 | Arabella | Okeh Syncopators | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 73532 | 10-in. | Aug. 1925 | Alone at last | Billy Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | 73592 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | Sometime | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 73720 | 10-in. | Oct. 1925 | Alone at last | Bruce Wallace | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | 73865 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | I never knew | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 73952 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | When I dream of the last waltz with you | Yellow Jackets | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 80152 | 10-in. | 10/4/1926 | Meadow-lark | Jazz Pilots ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W81896 | 10-in. | 11/29/1927 | After we kiss | Seger Ellis ; Joe Green ; Royal Music Makers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W81948 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | After we kiss | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | W400177 | 10-in. | 3/27/1928 | Nothin' on my mind (But the moonlight, the starlight and you) | Beth Challis ; Noel Taylor | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | W400594 | 10-in. | 5/5/1928 | Laugh, clown, laugh | Charles W. Hamp | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fiorito, Ted," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.
Fiorito, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.
"Fiorito, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Fiorito, Ted, 1900-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90671576
Wikidata: Ted Fio Rito - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1290968
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19865204
MusicBrainz: Ted Fio Rito - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/96d16f27-48ec-4783-8325-c7e2bb2243d9
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