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."

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 326-350 of 515 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E17019-E17021 10-in. 12/3/1925 Sometime Fredric Fradkin ; Dan Lieberfeld Violin solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E17123-E17125 10-in. 12/18/1925 Drifting apart Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E17142-E17144 10-in. 12/19/1925 I want somebody to cheer me up Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E17145-E17147 10-in. 12/19/1925 I want somebody to cheer me up Esther Walker Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E17206-E17208 10-in. 12/23/1925 Someone to love Brunswick Hour Orchestra Orchestra, with female-male vocal duet composer  
Brunswick E17239-E17241 10-in. 12/27/1925 Drifting apart Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E17242-E17244 10-in. 12/27/1925 I want somebody to cheer me up Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E17296-E17299 10-in. 12/30/1925 I never knew The Merrymakers Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Brunswick E17303-E17305 10-in. 12/30/1925 I want somebody to cheer me up Esther Walker Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E17355-E17356 10-in. 1/5/1926 Someone to love Brunswick Hour Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet composer  
Brunswick E17565-E17567 10-in. 1/19/1926 Someone to love Regent Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E17710-E17711 10-in. 1/27/1926 Someone to love Brunswick Hour Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet composer  
Brunswick E17870-E17872 10-in. 2/2/1926 Sweet southern breeze Rendezvous Orchestra ; Charley Straight Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E18368-E18370 10-in. 3/10/1926 Sweet southern breeze Rendezvous Orchestra ; Charley Straight Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble composer  
Brunswick E19841-E19843 10-in. 7/21/1926 That’s Annabelle Ben Selvin and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E20209-E20210 10-in. 9/20/1926 Meadow-lark Wendell W. Hall Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick E20227-E20228 10-in. 9/22/1926 Meadow lark Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E20396-E20397 10-in. 10/13/1926 Meadow-lark Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, piano, and whistling composer  
Brunswick E22150-E22153 10-in. 3/29/1927 I’ll just go along Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio; with male vocal solo (take E22152) composer  
Brunswick E22333-E22335 10-in. 4/9/1927 I'II just go along Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Keller Sisters and Lynch ; Vincent Lopez Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio composer  
Brunswick E24410-E24413 10-in. 9/8/1927 Sally Rose Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24413) composer  
Brunswick E26950-E26951 10-in. 3/13/1928 Hab’s nie Gewusst Karl Priester Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E27181-E27182 10-in. 3/28/1928 Laugh, clown, laugh Harry Richman Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E27210-E27212 10-in. 3/30/1928 Laugh, clown, laugh Irving Kaufman ; William Wirges Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; with humming (take E27212) composer  
Brunswick E31142-E31143 10-in. Oct. 1929 Then you’ve never been blue Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer  
(Results 326-350 of 515 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fiorito, Ted," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.

Fiorito, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.

"Fiorito, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081

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