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 101-125 of 515 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-70229 | 10-in. | 9/14/1931 | Now that you're gone | Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-73192 | 10-in. | 8/10/1932 | Three on a match | Red McKenzie ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-79087 | 10-in. | 2/23/1934 | Kalua lullaby | Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians | Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | PBS-79243 | 10-in. | 6/7/1934 | Soft green seas | Charles Amalu Troupe | Vocal and instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-79293 | 10-in. | 7/26/1934 | Soft green seas | Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-87760 | 10-in. | 1/29/1935 | I never knew | KXYZ Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-92700 | 10-in. | 7/12/1935 | Roll along prairie moon | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-94514 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | I never knew | Joe Kennedy Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-95042 | 10-in. | 9/18/1935 | Roll along prairie moon | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-96273 | 10-in. | 11/5/1935 | Roll along prairie moon | The Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-98430 | 10-in. | 12/14/1935 | Alone at a table for two | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-98653 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Alone at a table for two | Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-99817 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Knick knacks on the mantel | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-99900 | 10-in. | 3/19/1936 | Yours truly is truly yours | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-104065 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | When the moon hangs high (And the prairie stars hang low) | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBVE-292 | 10-in. | 4/26/1927 | I'll just go along | Art Hickman's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-014217 | 10-in. | 9/15/1937 | Laughing hyena | Vernon Geyer | Electric organ solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-021140 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | I never knew | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-022416 | 10-in. | 4/8/1938 | I never knew | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-036378 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | I'm all a-tremble over you | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-036924 | 10-in. | 5/8/1939 | I never knew | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-038172 | 10-in. | 8/1/1939 | An angel in a furnished room | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-044657 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | Alabamy bound | Frank Flynn ; Ted Fiorito Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-044658 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | The three trees | Candy Candido ; Ted Fiorito Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-044659 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | Come Josephine in my flying machine | Frank Flynn ; Ted Fiorito Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fiorito, Ted," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.
Fiorito, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100081.
"Fiorito, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 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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