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 ...

Earlier this year, Mike Milosh released Blood, his sophomore album under the moniker of Rhye. It was the long-awaited follow-up to the project’s 2013 debut Woman, and immediately announced itself as ...

The organ strains of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" sounded through Court 56 of Britain's High Court as the band's former organ player, Matthew Fisher, sued an ex-bandmate for a share of ...

LONDON — Two former 1960s rock stars appeared before a music-loving judge Monday for a showdown over authorship of one of the decade’s most iconic songs. The organ strains of Procol Harum’s “A Whiter ...

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 ...

The familiar adage, oft-repeated by musicians who have had hits and those who long for one, says that if anyone knew what exactly constituted a hit single, that formula could be repeated every time.

"His lyrics were one of a kind and helped to shape the music created by the band," Procol Harum said in a statement. By Katie Atkinson Executive Digital Director, West Coast Songwriter Keith Reid — ...

The lead singer of British band Procol Harum is appealing a judgment awarding the group's former organist 40 percent of the royalties from their iconic hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale." By Billboard Staff ...

Procol Harum is a British rock band that formed in the 1960s, known for their unique blend of progressive rock, classical music, and psychedelic inspirations. They became famous for their 1967 hit ...

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 ...

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 ...