British musical director, bandleader, songwriter and arranger.
Born 25 April 1919 Margate, Kent, England.
Died 4 April 2007 (aged 87) Worthing, West Sussex, England.

Best known for composing At the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal, Alan 'Fluff' Freeman's signature tune. He also charted as a songwriter in 1967 with The Same Mistakes by Ken Dodd (co-written by Ken Dodd & Norman Newell); the song hit #54 in the U.K. His name is often misspelled Brian Faye.