Frederick Eugene John "Gene" Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010 was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and former journalist. Lees worked as a newspaper journalist in his native Canada before moving to the United States where he was a music critic and lyricist. His lyrics for Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado" (released as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"), have been recorded by such notable singers as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall. Lees married Janet, his wife, in 1971. This Percy Faith discussion is reproduced with permission.
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Mirror site of the Bill Halvorsen "Percy Faith Pages": Remembering PERCY FAITH... orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop music and standards. He pioneered the "easy listening" or "mood music" format which became staples of American popular music in the 1950s and the 1960s.
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