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Ted Fio Rito (Theodore Salvatore Fiorito) was born on 20 December, 1900 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., is an American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist. Discover Ted Fio Rito's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Theodore Salvatore Fiorito
Occupation Bandleader, composer, musician
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 20 December, 1900
Birthday 20 December
Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death 22 July, 1971
Died Place Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1900

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.

1919

He was still in his teens when he landed a job in 1919 as a pianist at Columbia's New York City recording studio, working with the Harry Yerkes bands—the Yerkes Novelty Five, Yerkes' Jazarimba Orchestra and The Happy Six.

His earliest compositions were recorded by the Yerkes groups and Art Highman's band.

1921

He was born Teodorico Salvatore Fiorito in Newark, New Jersey to an Italian immigrant couple, tailor Louis (Luigi) Fiorito and Eugenia Cantalupo Fiorito, when they were both 21 years old; and he was delivered by a midwife at their 293 15th Avenue residence.

Ted Fiorito attended Barringer High School in Newark.

In Italy, his mother had sung light opera.

He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 to join Dan Russo's band, and the following year he was the co-leader of Russo and Fio Rito's Oriole Orchestra.

When Russo and Fio Rito opened at Detroit, Michigan's Oriole Terrace, their band was renamed the Oriole Terrace Orchestra.

1922

Their first recordings (May 1922) included Fio Rito's "Soothing."

He did "Sleep" and other tunes for the AMPICO Reproducing Piano.

1924

The band returned to Chicago for a booking at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, where they did their first radio remote broadcast on March 29, 1924.

The band had a four-year engagement at the hotel.

Contralto Harriet Lee frequently sang off-stage with some of the band's numbers, unseen by the audience.

1925

In August 1925, the Russo-Fio Rito orchestra opened Chicago's new Uptown Theatre.

1926

They opened the famous Aragon Ballroom in July 1926, doing radio remotes nationally from both the Aragon and the Trianon Ballrooms.

1927

In 1927, he had a radio program on KTHS in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

1928

Dan Russo left the band in 1928, and Fio Rito took over as leader, touring the midwest with engagements in St. Louis, Kansas City and Cincinnati.

1929

In August 1929, the band's first recording without Russo featured Ted Lewis on clarinet and vocal.

Billed as Ted Fio Rito and His Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra, they headed for San Francisco to fill in for the Anson Weeks orchestra at the Mark Hopkins Hotel.

Fio Rito reached a national audience through syndicated and network radio programs.

In Chicago, the band was heard on the Brunswick Brevities program, and they were the featured orchestra on NBC's Skelly Gasoline Show in New York.

The Fiorito Band recorded prolifically starting in 1929 for Columbia.

He signed with Victor from 1929 to 1930.

1930

They broadcast on many 1930s radio programs, including The Old Gold Hour, Hollywood Hotel, The Al Jolson Show, Frigidaire Frolics and Clara, Lu, and Em.

After a single session in 1930 for Hit Of The Week, he signed with Brunswick in 1932 and recorded scores of records through 1935, when he signed with Decca from 1936 to 1942.

1932

From 1932 through the 1942 recording ban, he primarily recorded in San Francisco and Los Angeles (most of his pre-1932 were recorded in Chicago).

1934

Fio Rito had numerous hit recordings, notably his two number one hits, "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" (1934) and "I'll String Along with You" (1934).

He also demonstrated piano music for Al Piantadosi.

He composed more than 100 songs, collaborating with such lyricists as Ernie Erdman, Gus Kahn, Sam Lewis, Cecil Mack, Albert von Tilzer, and Joe Young.

1940

During the 1940s, the band's popularity diminished, but Fio Rito continued to perform in Chicago and Arizona.

He did a single session for Victor's Bluebird label in 1940.

1947

The Fio Rito Orchestra's vocalists included Jimmy Baxter, Candy Candido, the Debutantes, Betty Grable, June Haver, the Mahoney Sisters, Muzzy Marcellino, Joy Lane (1947–1951), Billy Murray ("the Denver Nightingale"), Maureen O’Connor, Patti Palmer (born Esther Calonico), Kay and Ward Swingle.

1956

Fio Rito is mentioned in The Honeymooners episode, "Young at Heart", that aired February 11, 1956.

Reminiscing about bands from their youth, Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) and Ed Norton (Art Carney) recall, in addition to Fio Rito, Isham Jones, Basil Fomeen, Jack Little, and "Johnny Messner and his toy piano".

His Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors radio broadcast rendition of "This Is Romance" is sampled throughout the Post-Awareness stages of Everywhere At The End Of Time, most prominently in the track "Q1 - Long decline is over", with various sections from the second half of the song being used throughout the album.

1960

He played in Las Vegas during the 1960s.

In his last years, he led a small combo at venues throughout California and Nevada until his death in Scottsdale, Arizona, from a heart attack.

He is buried in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles.

Details of his chart successes are given below.