Previous posts for April 7th may be found here: Charles Burney (2019), Percy Faith (2020), Billie Holiday (2021), Domenico Dragonetti (2022), and Ravi Shankar (2023)
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Percy Faith (7 April 1908 – 9 February 1976) was a Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer, and conductor.
Old Faithful
With the advent of harder rock sounds in the 1970s, Faith's elegant arrangements fell out of favor with the listening and record-buying public. – Wikipedia
Here's a tale that’s sad to tell, -–
Percy Faith's arrangements fell
From favor with the crowd;
The shtick that he had done so well
Was now a shtick that didn’t sell, —
Because it wasn’t loud,
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