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Percy Faith
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About Percy Faith
Hometown
Toronto, Canada
Born
1908
Genre
Pop
A popular composer and bandleader of the 1950s and ’60s, Canada-born musician Percy Faith also arranged hits by such stars Tony Bennett and Doris Day.
∙ He established his lavish instrumental style at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the 1930s, then moved to New York and became an arranger and conductor for NBC radio programs.
∙ In 1956, he received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the song score of Doris Day’s musical romantic drama Love Me or Leave Me.
∙ Faith’s arrangements were featured on dozens of iconic pop records, including Johnny Mathis’ first holiday album, 1958’s Merry Christmas—one of the best-selling Christmas albums of all time.
∙ With his own hit albums of breezy orchestrated pop—including pioneering recordings of Broadway show tunes and Latin-music-flavored compositions—Faith helped to create the easy-listening genre.
∙ His enduring instrumental take on “Theme from ‘A Summer Place’” was a No. 1 Pop hit for nine consecutive weeks and won Record of the Year at the 1961 Grammy Awards.
∙ In 1973, Faith’s rendition of Neil Diamond’s popular tune “Crunchy Granola Suite” rose to No. 16 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.
Influenced by Percy FaithPercy Faith has influenced the music of Lawrence Sumpter, The Mystic Moods Orchestra, Bert Kaempfert and more.
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