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 326-350 of 515 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.

Fiorito, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.

"Fiorito, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.