He appeared headed for a career far removed from rock ’n’ roll before an old group of friends came calling.

"His lyrics were one of a kind and helped to shape the music created by the band," Procol Harum said in a statement. By Katie Atkinson Executive Digital Director, West Coast Songwriter Keith Reid — ...

A conversation overheard at a party helped Keith Reid compose Procol Harum's signature record, which went on to sell over 10 ...

The brand new studio album "Novum" (on CD and 2LP) by PROCOL HARUM will be released on April 21 via Eagle Records. The band's first studio album in fourteen years, and thirteenth overall, follows 2003 ...

In 2007 the Salvo Records reissue label began releasing upgraded editions of all ten albums Procol Harum produced during their first ten years, concluding with Something Magic, from 1977, the band’s ...

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 ...

Billy Joel paid tribute to Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker, who died Feb. 19 at the age of 76, with a rendition of the band’s classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” a song that Joel has frequently praised (and ...

Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale is the most-played song in public places of the last 75 years, according to a chart compiled by BBC Radio 2. Its whirling organ riff and nostalgic tone kept it at ...

1 Glen Hansard, ONCE Co-Writer and Star, Dies at 56 In February 2019, the legendary Procol Harumwill return to North America in support of their latest album Novum (Eagle Rock Entertainment). The band ...

Procol Harum's Gary Brooker, preparing for a concert that will pay tribute to Sir George Martin, says the group is making plans to get back in the studio and on the concert circuit in 2017 for its… By ...

The voice behind the 1967 classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale” has died. Gary Brooker, frontman for British prog-rockers Procol Harum, died at his home following a battle with cancer on Feb. 19, according ...

Fifty years into a legendary career, most bands are content to rest on their hits, releasing bland blues covers albums or bored-yet-pleasant regurgitations of their earliest work. Procol Harum is not ...