Gary Brooker, lead singer and pianist of Procol Harum, dies at 76 | Guitar World
Gary Brooker, the lead singer and pianist for the legendary British band Procol Harum, has died at the age of 76, the band announced today. Brooker had been receiving treatment for cancer, but, Procol Harum said, died peacefully at his home.
Born in East London in 1945, Brooker co-founded Procol Harum in 1967 with lyricist Keith Reid, organist Matthew Fisher, guitarist Ray Royer and bassist David Knights. The nascent group found immediate success with their Brooker/Reid/Fisher-penned debut single, A Whiter Shade of Pale.
Heavily influenced by baroque and classical music and featuring a powerful vocal performance from Brooker, A Whiter Shade of Pale topped the charts in the UK for six weeks during the 1967 “Summer of Love,” and went on to sell over 10 million copies around the world.
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