Whereupon, Keith Reid decided he should be the band’s manager, and Procol Harum also walked away from Guy Stevens. It was the first in a series of disappointments to blight Stevens’s life, and it hit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Gary Brooker reappeared for the second half of Procol Harum’s recent Royal Festival Hall show, bandaged but unbowed after a ...

Keith Reid, the primary lyricist for Procol Harum, has died at the age of 76. The songwriter’s passing was confirmed by the band, who posted a tribute to Reid on their Facebook page. “We are sad to ...

ROCK legend Gary Brooker of band Procol Harum has died age 76. Here’s what we know about the band’s usual name. The group named their ban Procol Harum after a friend’s cat. The correct translation ...

Cream songwriter Pete Brown wound up stepping in for Reid. Brooker chalked up Reid’s departure to the natural evolution of collaborators, even longtime ones, growing apart. “I haven’t seen Keith Reid ...

This summer, the nTelos amphitheater in Portsmouth will serve Baby Boomers eager to spend a night of sweating to the oldies. We learned this week that two big progressive bands from the late 1960s and ...

Legendary ’60s rock band Procol Harum, known for the 1967 hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” will play its first Long Island show in five years at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on February 28. Lead singer ...

Earlier this year, Mike Milosh released Blood, his sophomore album under the moniker of Rhye. It was the long-awaited follow-up to the project's 2013 debut Woman, and immediately announced itself as ...

After five straight albums with producer Chris Thomas, and seeking new direction, the band turned to the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller to steer their ninth. Leiber and Stoller, known primarily ...

Debut singles don’t come any catchier—or more classic—than “Whiter Shade of Pale,” the breakout hit with which Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, and Matthew Fisher introduced Procol Harum back in 1967. Since ...

Gary Brooker, singer and founding member of British rock band Procol Harum died on Feb. 19, following a battle with cancer. He was 76. “With the deepest regret we must announce the death on 19, ...