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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.
Fio Rito’s version of the popular 1933 song hit. Digitally processed from 78rpm: Brunswick 6555 - Hold Me (Little-Oppenheim-Schuster) by Ted Fio Rito & his Orchestra, vocal by Muzzy...
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Written by Ann Ronell (“Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf,” “Rain On The Roof,” “Baby’s Birthday Party,” etc.), the first woman to compose and conduct for fil...
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Ted Fio Rito was born in Newark, New Jersey on December 20, 1900. His notable career as a pianist and big bandleader originated in New York and for much of the 1930’s and 40’s Fio Rito toured throughout the US as a bandleader and composer.
May 20, 2019 · 1934 HITS ARCHIVE: I’ll String Along With You - Ted Fio Rito (Muzzy Marcellino, vocal) Top song hit introduced on-screen by Dick Powell in “Twenty Million Sweethearts.”. CD audio, originally...
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"My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi", written by Tommy Harrison, Bill Cogswell, and Johnny Noble in Hawaii in 1933, is a Hawaiian song in the Hawaiian musical style known as hapa haole. One of the earliest recordings by Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra reached number one on the charts in 1934. [1]
Jul 24, 1971 · SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 23 (UPI) — Ted Fio Rito, big band leader of the 1930's and a composer of many popular tunes, died last night at Baptist Memorial hospital. He was 70 years old.
