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
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

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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.