1945, Brooker grew up in Hackney before the family moved out to Middlesex (Bush Hill Park and then to nearby Edmonton). His father Harry Brooker was a...
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in April 1967, the group originally consisted of vocalist and pianist Gary Brooker, guitarist Ray Royer, bassist David Knights, keyboardist Matthew Fisher...
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Procol Harum (section Brooker's death)
performing their songs, Brooker and Reid decided to form their own band which would use their songs as their sole material. Brooker, in addition to vocals...
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Heartbreakers, Billy Preston, Jools Holland, Albert Lee, Sam Brown, Gary Brooker, Joe Brown, Ray Cooper, Andy Fairweather-Low, Marc Mann, Dave Bronze...
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been previously used on albums by the Beatles and the Shadows. When Gary Brooker first performed "A Salty Dog" on piano with Keith Reid's lyrics for drummer...
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Gary Brooks Faulkner (born 1958) is an American former construction worker and landlord who was arrested in 2010 in Pakistan carrying a sword, pistol...
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left to right are: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Robin Trower, and B. J. Wilson. All lyrics are written by Keith Reid Gary Brooker – piano, vocals (except...
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(Played only in America) or "Whiskey Train" (Played only in Europe) (Gary Brooker) "Show Me the Way" (Peter Frampton) "Sunshine of Your Love" (Jack Bruce...
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A Whiter Shade of Pale (category Songs written by Gary Brooker)
composed by Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher, while the lyrics were written by Keith Reid. Originally, the writing credits only listed Brooker and Reid....
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single. It was a Gary Brooker solo single and included on the Gary Brooker solo album Echoes in the Night, which was co-produced by Brooker and Fisher, who...
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Copping to the remaining core roster of players (lead singer and pianist Gary Brooker, drummer B. J. Wilson and lead guitarist Robin Trower), Procol Harum...
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of the songs on their 2017 album, Novum. He co-founded the band with Gary Brooker. Reid was a non-performing member; he did not play any instrument or...
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The Prodigal Stranger. The Procol Harum reformation began with just Gary Brooker and Keith Reid working together to write songs, only later giving serious...
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from DVD. "Grand Hotel" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) - 7:21 "Something Magic" (Brooker, Reid) - 4:00 "Butterfly Boys" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) - 4:48 (DVD...
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Anoushka Shankar. Among Harrison's rock and roll cohorts are Jeff Lynne, Gary Brooker, Joe Brown, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Billy Preston and Jim Keltner...
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record label Regal Zonophone. All songs were originally credited to Gary Brooker (music) and Keith Reid (lyrics), except "Repent Walpurgis" written by...
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album also featured "Pandora's Box", a track that had been composed by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid early in the band's career. Cash Box said of "Pandora's...
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Vocalist/composer/piano player Gary Brooker then offered up the epic "The Worm and The Tree", a piece by lyricist Keith Reid that Brooker had been toying with on...
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and bandleader Gary Brooker, the album was recorded in reaction to the two preceding albums which used extensive orchestration. Brooker stated, "We made...
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Gary Brooks (born 8 May 1983) is a retired former Jamaican soccer player. Brooks began his professional career in 2002 with the USL First Division with...
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McDonald. It features contributions from Peter Frampton, Ian Lloyd, Gary Brooker, Steve Hackett and Hugh McCracken and King Crimson alumni, Michael Giles...
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vocals) and Gary Nicholls (drums; born 1945, died April 2007). The initial line-up of the Paramounts, from September 1960, was Gary Brooker (piano, ex-Johnny...
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in length and surpassed them in audacity". All tracks are written by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, except as noted Some issues of the album, including the...
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loaned to him by ELP. His neighbour was Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, with whom he co-wrote five songs on Brooker's first solo album No More Fear of Flying...
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offering Gary Brooker the lead singer position, but Allan Clarke eventually returned to the group and the remainder of the album was recorded. Brooker later...
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Lancaster, Robin Lumley, Gary Brooker, Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Julie Tippett, Stephane Grappelli, Jon Hiseman, Brian Eno, Alvin Lee, Gary Moore, Cozy Powell...
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concert version by Harrison was included on his 1992 album Live in Japan. Gary Brooker performed the song at the Concert for George tribute in November 2002...
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David Hentschel, Michel Polnareff, Lulu, Stephen Bishop, Eric Clapton, Gary Brooker, Maggie Bell and John Otway. Phil Collins was 18 when, with his friend...
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Individually noting the still potent talents of core members Matthew Fisher, Gary Brooker, and Keith Reid, they concluded that Procol Harum "have demonstrated...
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tours between 1989 and 2000. Among these artists are Randy Bachman, Gary Brooker, Jack Bruce, Eric Carmen, Felix Cavaliere, Clarence Clemons, Burton Cummings...
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