Procol Harum were an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more t
Procol Harum c. 1968 Seated, from left: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid Standing, from left: David Knights, B. J. Wilson, Matthew Fisher, Robin Trower
The original lineup of Procol Harum at the Guards Crimean War Memorial. L to R: Bobby Harrison, Matthew Fisher, Gary Brooker, David Knights, Ray Royer.
Procol Harum c. early 1968. L to R: Knights, Robin Trower, Brooker, B.J. Wilson, Fisher.
Procol Harum in 1973. L to R: Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Alan Cartwright, Keith Reid, Brooker, Wilson.
Gary Brooker was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum.
Procol Harum
…group The Paramounts were unable to generate any follow-up success with their UK top 40 single "Poison Ivy", the group disbanded. Their frontman Gary Brooker decided to retire from performing and focus on songwriting, and his old friend Guy Stevens introduced him to lyricist Keith Reid. In April 1967, after…
Brooker with Procol Harum in 2002