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“A Whiter Shade Of Pale has always been a great mystery”: The life and times of Gary Brooker

Back in 1966, Southend-based group The Paramounts split. They’d scored a hit single in 1964 with their version of Poison Ivy while they were still all teenagers, but time was showing that was likely ...
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The convoluted story of Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade Of Pale

It’s a song with almost incomprehensible lyrics, it’s been the subject of drawn-out legal proceedings, and it’s the most played record by British broadcasters over the past six decades. “Keith had ...
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Gary Brooker, who sang ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale,’ dead at 76

Gary Brooker, who sang Procol Harum’s intoxicating ballad “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died at 76. The musician, who co-wrote the band’s 1967 classic which came to define the “Summer of Love,” lost ...
American Songwriter

Check Out Mick Fleetwood and Ukulele Whiz Jake Shimabukuro’s New Cover of the Procol Harum Classic “Whiter Shade of Pale”

Shimabukuro discussed the cover of “A Whiter Shade of Pale” in a post on his social media pages. “Mick suggested recording ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ for our upcoming blues album,” he noted. “The original ...
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Keith Reid, Procol Harum Lyricist and ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ Co-Writer, Dies at 76

Keith Reid, lyricist for the British group Procol Harum and co-writer of the iconic 1960s hit “Whiter Shade of Pale,” died on March 23 after a battle with cancer, according to a post on the band’s ...
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Procol Harum singer Gary Brooker, the voice of 'A Whiter Shade of Pale,' dies at 76

The voice behind the 1967 classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale” has died. Gary Brooker, frontman for British prog-rockers Procol Harum, died at his home following a battle with cancer on Feb. 19, according ...
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A whiter shade of pale

Few artists in the reggae arena seem to pose as many simultaneous contradictions as Jamaican legend Yellowman. Born an albino and stigmatized his whole childhood, he nonetheless went on to confuse ...
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The convoluted story of Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade Of Pale

In 2020 Prog looked back at the convoluted history of Procol Harum’s signature track and debut A Whiter Shade Of Pale, which changed the musical world when it was released in 1967. It’s a song with ...
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Gary Brooker, 'Whiter Shade of Pale' singer-songwriter, dead at 76

Singer-songwriter Gary Brooker, best known for the 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as part of British rock band Procol Harum, has died at the age of 76, his representative confirmed to CNN ...
American Songwriter

Procol Harum’s”A Whiter Shade of Pale’ Co-Writer Keith Reid Dies at 76

Keith Reid, founding member of Procol Harum and the songwriter behind the band’s biggest hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died. He was 76. Reid died on March 23, 2023, at a hospital in London, ...
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Gary Brooker, who sang 'A Whiter Shade of Pale,' has died at 76

London — Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman who sang one of the 1960s' most enduring hits, “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died. He was 76. The English rock band said Brooker died at his home on ...