Percy Faith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Percy Faith

Canadian-born American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1908

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1976

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, musician, bandleader, film score composer

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards.
He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format.
Faith became a staple of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s.
Though his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, Faith refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of large string sections, to soften and fill out the brass-dominated popular music of the 1940s.