Percy Faith & His Orchestra

Percy Faith April 7 1908 – February 9 1976 Was A Canadian-Born Bandleader Orchestrator Composer And Conductor Known For His Lush Arrangements Of Pop And Christmas Standards. He Is Often Credited With Creating The "easy Listening" Or "mood Music" Format Which Became Staples 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. read less