"Whiter shade of Pale" singer, writer, for band Procol Harum, Gary Brooker dead at 76

https://nypost.com/2022/02/22/a-whiter-shade-of-pale-singer-gary-brooker-dead-at-76/


"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum that was issued as their debut record on 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June and stayed there for six weeks.[4] Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5] One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of the most commercially successful singles in history, having sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.[6] In the years since, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" has become an enduring classic, with more than 1000 known cover versions by other artists.[7][8]