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 276-300 of 515 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	14001-14004	10-in.	10/16/1924	Eliza	Oriole Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	14336-14338	10-in.	11/21/1924	Dreamer of dreams	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	14341-14343	10-in.	11/22/1924	I can’t stop babying you	Oriole Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	14347-14349	10-in.	11/22/1924	Oh, Mabel	Oriole Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	14465-14467	10-in.	12/12/1924	Eliza	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E7324	10-in.	4/23/1928	Laugh, clown, laugh	Miami Marimba Band	Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E28105	10-in.	8/17/1928	King for a day	Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E28106	10-in.	8/17/1928	King for a day	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28208½	10-in.	9/12/1928	Rie, payaso, rie	José Moriche	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E28247	10-in.	9/17/1928	King for a day	Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E28355	10-in.	10/16/1928	On Candle Light Lane	Ritz Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E28400	10-in.	Sept. 1928	King for a day	Melody Makers	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	E28401	10-in.	Sept. 1928	Laugh, clown, laugh!	Melody Makers	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	E28533	10-in.	10/10/1928	Riddi, pagliaccio, ridi...	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E29209	10-in.	2/1/1929	I never knew	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E29349	10-in.	Feb. 1929	Till we meet	Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E29509	10-in.	3/20/1929	I used to love her in the moonlight (But she’s in the limelight now)	The Captivators ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E29690	10-in.	4/23/1929	Then you’ve never been blue	Louisiana Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E29973	10-in.	May 1929	Sorrows	Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Joe Moss	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	songwriter
Brunswick	E30597	10-in.	7/31/1929	Then you’ve never been blue	Frances Williams [Vocalist]	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	XE30598	12-in.	7/31/1929	Brunswick brevities [program and part unknown]	Al Goodman Orchestra ; Frances Williams [Vocalist]	Radio transcription disc : Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	XE30709	12-in.	8/26/1929	Brunswick brevities program D, part 5	Frances Williams [Vocalist]	Radio transcription disc : Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E32055	10-in.	Feb. 1930	I love you so	Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	E36481	10-in.	3/18/1931	What have we got to do tonight but dance	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E36699	10-in.	5/18/1931	Just a blue-eyed blonde	Casa Loma Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 276-300 of 515 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fiorito, Ted," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.

Fiorito, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.

"Fiorito, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.