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“A Whiter Shade Of Pale hit people’s ears and rang some sort of bell… it’s always been a great mystery why it did that”: The life and times of Gary Brooker

Gary Brooker.

Gary Brooker – one third of the writing team behind Procol Harum’s seminal Summer of Love anthem A Whiter Shade Of Pale – also worked with the likes of Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Kate Bush, as well as creating solo work. In 2017 – five years before his death at 76 – he fronted a new Procol Harum album, as well as a deluxe anthology to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary. The following year he discussed his career to date with Prog.


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