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Billy Joel honored the memory of Procol Harum co-founder Gary Brooker during his performance on Saturday, Feb. 26. “A great singer and piano player just passed away,” Joel noted from the stage during ...

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 Saturday.

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The pianist and singer composed the band’s music for five decades, including the hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” By Jon Pareles Gary Brooker, the singer and pianist of the early progressive rock group ...

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 Saturday.

The London-born Brooker was singer and keyboard player with the band, which had a huge hit with its first single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale." By The Associated Press Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum ...

FILE - Gary Brooker, front man in the rock group Procol Harum, appears in London on Nov. 14, 2006. Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman who sang one of the 1960s' most enduring hits, A Whiter Shade ...