Procol Harem frontman Gary Brooker, who co-wrote Summer of Love anthem ‘Whiter Shade of Pale,’ dies at age 76

Gary Brooker, whose “Whiter Shade of Pale” launched the Summer of Love in 1967, has died, his bandmates in Procol Harem announced Tuesday.

Brooker, who was 76, had been receiving treatment for cancer and died at home, the band said in a statement.

The singer-songwriter led Procol Harem throughout its 55-year-history, and the song, which he co-wrote, eventually sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and was honored in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.