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 51-75 of 515 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-34592 | 10-in. | 3/4/1926 | Let's talk about my sweetie | Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BVE-34743 | 10-in. | 4/1/1926 | Someone to love | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | BVE-34917 | 10-in. | 2/24/1926 | Someone to love | Franklyn Baur ; Lewis James | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-35055 | 10-in. | 3/12/1926 | Nothing else to do but sit around and think about you | Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BVE-36014 | 10-in. | 7/30/1926 | That's Annabelle | Art Landry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36253 | 10-in. | 9/27/1926 | The joker | Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
Victor | BVE-36254 | 10-in. | 9/27/1926 | Meadow lark | Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | leader, composer | |
Victor | BVE-36292 | 10-in. | 9/23/1926 | Trying to forget | Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BVE-36406 | 10-in. | 9/25/1926 | Meadow-lark | Charles J. Correll ; Freeman F. Gosden | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36430 | 10-in. | 9/29/1926 | Beside a garden wall | Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | BVE-36446 | 10-in. | 10/5/1926 | Meadow lark | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36953 | 10-in. | 11/22/1926 | Meadow lark | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | BVE-39069 | 10-in. | 6/29/1927 | After we kiss | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43131 | 10-in. | 3/8/1928 | Laugh! Clown, laugh! | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43306 | 10-in. | 3/1/1928 | Laugh clown, laugh | Harry Richman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43436 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Nothin' on my mind (But the moonlight, the starlight, and you) | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43634 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | Laugh, clown, laugh | Cooper Lawley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-44789 | 10-in. | Fall 1929 | Ríe payaso ríe | Mercedes Simone | Female vocal solo, with guitars | composer | |
Victor | BVE-45134 | 10-in. | 5/10/1928 | That's what I call keen | Eddie South's Alabamians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | BVE-45863 | 10-in. | 7/9/1928 | Sleepy Honolulu town | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | BVE-45869 | 10-in. | 7/11/1928 | Rié, payaso, rié | Juan Pulido | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-45892 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | King for a day | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-46193 | 10-in. | 9/28/1928 | I'm sorry, Sally | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-46417 | 10-in. | 7/17/1928 | Don't cry, baby | Frankie Masters Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-46460 | 10-in. | 9/20/1928 | King for a day | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fiorito, Ted," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.
Fiorito, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.
"Fiorito, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 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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