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“I’d overslept and didn’t make the march... I was annoyed at myself and that’s where the idea for You’re the Voice came from. If you want to do something you have to go out and do it yourself”

How missing a demo inspired a protest anthem

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“The world was all smiling beat bands. We were moodier. We were serious about it”: The limitations and strange decisions of Procol Harum’s landmark debut album

Gary Brooker called it modern blues – but however you tag it, the proto-prog follow-up to blockbuster single A Whiter Shade Of Pale was everything he’d wanted it to be, almost

Louder

“A Whiter Shade Of Pale hit people’s ears and rang some sort of bell… it’s always been a great mystery why it did that”: The life and times of Gary Brooker

Procol Harum singer’s first-ever song was one of the biggest hits imaginable, but he enjoyed many more career highs with and without the band that made his name

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"Robin Trower taps into the ethereal magic that made Jimi Hendrix's playing so forward-thinking": Procol Harum's tribute to the departed shines on Broken Barricades

1971’s Broken Barricades was Procol Harum's last with guitarist Robin Trower. Despite – or perhaps because of - this, it’s one of their most guitar-led

Louder

“As boldly baroque as anything The Moody Blues or The Nice had at that point constructed… but perhaps it hasn’t aged gracefully”: Procul Harum’s vinyl reissue of Shine On Brightly is still fascinating

Robin Trower’s dazzling contributions feel like they’re coming from another room on their second album, as they try to work out who they are

Louder

Covid memorial unveiled at Swansea's Morriston Hospital to 'honour and remember those who lost their lives'

The outdoor seating areas are lined with hand-made tiles with messages on them

Wales Online

Procol Harum: The epic story of A Whiter Shade Of Pale

More than half a century ago Procol Harum recorded the unlikeliest, best-selling, most bitterly-contested drug anthem of all time

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Procul Harum lyricist Keith Reid dies after battling cancer for two years

The 76-year-old wrote the words for the classic chart-topper A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Wales Online

Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid dead at 76

The death of Keith Reid, who co-wrote Procol Harum's classic A Whiter Shade Of Pale, has been confirmed by the band

Louder

Procol Harum pay tribute to A Whiter Shade of Pale lyricist Keith Reid, who has died aged 76

Reid also wrote the words to John Farnham’s 1986 hit You’re The Voice

MusicRadar

‘Imaginative’ Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid dies aged 76

Reid wrote the words to A Whiter Shade Of Pale, which won a Brit award and reached number one in the UK charts.

The Independent UK

Keith Reid, lyricist for Procol Harum, dies aged 76

Songwriter behind psychedelic 1960s masterpiece A Whiter Shade of Pale had been receiving cancer treatment for two years

The Guardian - UK

Procol Harum's Keith Reid dies 'suddenly' while undergoing cancer treatment

Procol Harum have confirmed the death of their lyricist Keith Reid after receiving treatment "for the last couple of years" following a cancer diagnosis

Daily Mirror

The extraordinary wait for treatment in Wales' worst hotspot for drug deaths

Getting help with addiction is a courageous and difficult step. But in a Welsh city hit hard by drug deaths the wait for support can take many months

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Gary Brooker obituary

Procol Harum singer and songwriter best known for the 60s single A Whiter Shade of Pale

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Anti-vaxxers, care home deaths and preparing for the very worst: The interview with Swansea Bay's public health chief

'It would be naive of me to say no infected people went from hospital to care homes' - Dr Keith Reid

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