Almanac Music: Vale – Keith Reid: co-writer of ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’

April 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Keith Reid, co-writer of one of the greatest songs ever, ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’, has passed away.

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Almanac Music: Gary Brooker of Procol Harum has sadly passed away

May 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment

‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ is one of the greatest songs of all time. Gary Brooker, who composed the music for the song, and was the leader of ‘Procol Harum’ passed away in February, aged 76, and will be sadly missed by all who loved his music.

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Almanac Music: More of Procol Harum

July 23, 2021 by 3 Comments

Inspired by Col Ritchie’s recent homage to the Procol Harum classic, ‘A whiter shade of pale’, Ian Hauser recalls two other songs from the same album which he deems worthy of recognition.

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