Reid found the title of the song after overhearing someone use the phrase at a party when he heard a woman say “You’ve turned a whiter shade of pale,” and it remained the band’s biggest hit, topping ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When your first single is one of the most lauded in history, there’s a possibility it can overshadow not just your inspired debut ...

Walking into the wooden clad Royal Festival Hall it was exciting to see the vast quantity of chairs and stands on stage to herald a gargantuan performance in celebration of Procol Harum’s 50th year.

In 1967, Procol Harum had a hit single with “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” The debut single from the English rock band helped define the Summer of Love, peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 29 ...

The second annual "Progman Cometh" festival drew light crowds to the Moore Theatre last weekend for an unusual blend of classic rock, neo-fusion and ambient noodling. Two Monkey Finger opened each day ...

These classic rock radio hits from 1975 enjoyed some serious success back in the day, but for some reason, I haven't heard ...

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-recruit ...