Gary Brooker

[Duke]

Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker, Singer and Co-Writer of ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale,’ Dies at 76

Gary Brooker, the frontman for Procol Harum who sang and co-wrote the 1967 classic 'A Whiter Shade of Pale,' has died at age 76.

variety.com

 

[Debi]

Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker, Singer and Co-Writer of ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale,’ Dies at 76

Gary Brooker, the frontman for Procol Harum who sang and co-wrote the 1967 classic 'A Whiter Shade of Pale,' has died at age 76.

variety.com

I was just going to post that. Sigh....another one joins the Pearly Gates Band. A Whiter Shade of Pale is one of my favorites.

 

[Duke]

I was just going to post that. Sigh....another one joins the Pearly Gates Band. A Whiter Shade of Pale is one of my favorites.

Remind me to tell you the "Conquistador" story sometime.

 

[Debi]

Remind me to tell you the "Conquistador" story sometime.

I see a phone call in your future...lol

 

[Duke]

I see a phone call in your future...lol

I almost created an international incident, or at least that's what those fuddy duddies at State said. Wimps.

 

[Selectric]

Shame all the old guys are droppin. But somehow Ozzy is still kicking?! lol Amazing. He always was high energy so i guess that helped. He put on a great show.

 

[crux]

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is ...

"...one of the most commercially successful singles in history, having sold more than 10 million copies worldwide ... [and] more than 1,000 known cover versions by other artists." [from wiki]

You may not know there is a longer version of the song with, I believe, 2 more verses which make it clearer what the song is about.