Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) - 65
 Happy birthday !!!
Brooker founded The Paramounts in 1962 with his guitarist friend Robin Trower. The band gained respect within the burgeoning 1960s British R&B scene, which yielded The Beatles, The Animals, The Spencer Davis Group, The Rolling Stones, and many others.
In 1966, Brooker founded Procol Harum with his friend Keith Reid. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the worldwide hit that Procol Harum is best known for, but Brooker's melancholy vocals and emotive, eclectic piano playing were a key part of Procol's musical mix for the entire course of the band's career. In the early years Brooker, Hammond organist Matthew Fisher, and Trower were the guiding musical forces behind the band, but after disparities in style became too much and Fisher and Trower left, Brooker was the clear leader until the band broke up in 1977. Brooker started a solo career in 1979.
Discography
1979: No More Fear of Flying
1982: Lead Me to the Water
1985: Echoes in the Night
1996: Within Our House (live album)
Procol Harum "Ledreborg" (DVD)
In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir
Shot with eight cameras and recorded with 100+ channels of sound from the stage, this is the second of Procol Harum's two shows at Ledreborg in Denmark with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Radiokoret. |
