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 ...

Debut singles don’t come much more auspicious than Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade Of Pale.” Procol Harum, meanwhile, is still an active concern, led by co-founder, singer and keyboardist Gary Brooker.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A mournful lament with a teasing – even disturbing – lyric masquerading as a feel-good summer love song, AWSOP (as it is known by its devotees) was a conundrum from day one. Clearly inspired by other ...