Procol Harum

To help them get in touch with each other and to share facts and opinions about the music and its players. In July 1967 the band got their first 1 hit A Whiter Shade of Pale co-written by Brooker Reid.

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Their name is a Latin phrase thats roughly translated as beyond these things.

. Procol Harum are an English progressive rock band from Southend-on-SeaFormed in April 1967 the group originally consisted of vocalist and pianist Gary Brooker guitarist Ray Royer bassist David Knights keyboardist Matthew Fisher drummer Bobby Harrison and lyricist Keith ReidThe band went through a number of lineup changes over the next ten years before disbanding in. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single A Whiter Shade of Pale one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copiesAlthough noted for their baroque and classical influence Procol Harums music is described as psychedelic rock and proto-prog with hints of the blues RB. Its widely agreed upon that a friend had a cat named Procol Harum and the name stuck.

Its the name of a cat a Siamese cat. Procol Harum formed in 1967. Formed in London in 1967 and are most famous for the hit A Whiter Shade of Pale.

The cats name however is believed to be a corruption of the phrase procul harun procul being Latin for. Its the pedigree name and it belonged to a friend of ours just somebody that we used to hang out. In an interview lyricist Keith Reid who was always listed as a full-fledged member of the group on their albums recalls the genesis of their name.

Of Procol Harum Launched in October 1997 Beyond the Pale is run by fans for fans. With their smash hit A Whiter Shade of Pale they broke into mainstream as the single sold over six million copies. After the rhythm blues band The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 singer Gary Brooker helped form Procol Harum early in 1967.

Procol Harum ˈ p r oʊ k əl ˈ h ɑː r əm are an English rock band formed in 1967. Procol Harum performing A Whiter Shade of Pale with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and choir at Ledreborg Castle Denmark in August 2006. British rock group Procol Harum began life as a psychedelic band and evolved into one of the leading acts in art rock and prog rock all without changing much about their essential approach.

They released ten albums before breaking up in 1977.

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