It's a song from "The Well's on Fire," the first collection of new Procol Harum material since 1991, but the group doesn't seem to be doing it just for the money.

In 2017 Procol Harum released their 12th album, Novum. Marking the band’s 50th anniversary, it proved to be their final studio release – but when vocalist Gary Brooker (1945-2022) and new ...

Gary Brooker, who sang Procol Harum's intoxicating ballad "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in 1967, has died at the age of 76.

Brooker had established the group with Keith Reid, Ray Royer, David Knights, and Matthew Fisher, having been a busy presence in Britain’s early 1960s rock scene.

Songwriter Keith Reid — the lyricist for Procol Harum, who co-wrote the band’s highest-charting hit, “A Whiter Shade of Pale” — has died at age 76, his family and the band announced ...

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Keith Reid, 'Unparalleled' Lyricist for Procol Harum, Dead at 76 Procol Harum confirmed Wednesday in a statement on Facebook that the lyricist died in a hospital in London last Thursday ...

Keith Reid, Who Brought Poetry to Procol Harum, Dies at 76 His impressionistic lyrics, as in the hit song “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” helped make the band one of the leading acts of the ...

After their initial formation, Procol Harum was apparently considering calling themselves the Pinewoods until a fated phone call, a mysterious cat, and jumbled words gave life to Procol Harum.

When Procol Harum released 50th anniversary album Novum in 2017, vocalist Gary Brooker and lyricist Pete Brown made it clear they weren’t expecting it to be their last ...

Songwriter Keith Reid, the lyricist for the 1960s rock legends Procol Harum, who co-wrote the band’s top-rated song “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died, the band and Reed’s family confirmed ...