Percy Faith
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Birth Date: April 7, 1908
Deceased Date: February 9, 1976
Artist Bio:
Canadian-American composer, bandleader and pioneer of easy listening, lush pop music with 31 charting singles from 1950 to 1976, peaking in the early 60s with orchestral arrangements of then-current pop and rock hits, including his Grammy-winning, signature “The Theme From A Summer Place” (#1, 1960), also scored Broadway shows and Hollywood films over a 40-year career, in the 70s when his soft, melodic pop sound last favor, issued one country-pop and two disco-based albums before dying of cancer on 2/9/1976, age 67.
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