Bandleader
Percy Faith
Theme from A Summer Place, and the sound of easy listening orchestras.
Percy Faith was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of instrumental ballads and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. He became a staple of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s. Although his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, he refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of large string sections, to soften and fill out the brass-dominated popular music of the 1940s.
- Born
- 1908-04-07, Toronto, CanadaA Tuesday
- Died
- 1976-02-09, Encino, USAA Monday, aged 67
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1908-04-07, Toronto, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 17°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 6°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 22°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 1°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 0°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 3°40′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 2°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 16°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 12°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 22°56′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1976-02-09, Encino, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 20°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 6°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 25°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 17°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 17°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 20°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 27°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 7°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 13°37′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 11°30′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Percy Faith was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
