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Ted Fio Rito

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Ted Fio Rito

Birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
22 Jul 1971 (aged 70)
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Musician. Born Theodore Salvatore Fiorito in Newark, New Jersey, he was a pianist, composer and big bandleader. For much of the 1930s and 1940s, he with his band toured throughout the US and appeared on "The Hollywood Hotel" radio program. His catalog of classic written standard songs include "Charlie My Boy," "Now That Your Gone", "When Lights Are Low", "I'm Sorry Sally" and "Toot Toot Tootsie". He died in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Musician. Born Theodore Salvatore Fiorito in Newark, New Jersey, he was a pianist, composer and big bandleader. For much of the 1930s and 1940s, he with his band toured throughout the US and appeared on "The Hollywood Hotel" radio program. His catalog of classic written standard songs include "Charlie My Boy," "Now That Your Gone", "When Lights Are Low", "I'm Sorry Sally" and "Toot Toot Tootsie". He died in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6844691/ted_fio-rito: accessed ), memorial page for Ted Fio Rito (20 Dec 1900–22 Jul 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6844691, citing San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.