Amoeba Music

By Scott Feemster

Percy Faith was a composer, arranger and bandleader best known as one of the architects of what would later be called easy listening or lounge music, but had a varied career that covered five decades and included work in radio, television, movies, Broadway productions and live concerts.

            Percy Faith was born April 7^th, 1908, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the eldest of eight children born to Abraham and Minnie Faith. The Faith's raised their family in the Kensington Market area of Toronto, a working class section of town with a large population of mostly Jewish immigrants. Percy's father was a tailor, but he had an uncle who... Read More

City Of Origin:

Toronto, Canada

Genre:

Easy Listening, Pop Instrumental

Birthdate:

04/07/1908

Death date:

02/09/1976