Gary Brooker, RIP

[DrumBob]

Procol Harum's Gary Brooker passed away from cancer on Saturday 2/19. He was 76.

Another great 60's rocker gone. Sad.

I'll do a Procol Harum mini-set at the top of my radio show tomorrow night, 9:00 pm EST, www.vernonfm.org.

 

[dreadnut]

RIP Gary.

Robin Trower was in the band too.

 

[walrus]

RIP.

"Whiter Shade of Pale" is such a great song...



walrus

 

[HeyMikey]

Rest In Peace Gary, and thank you for the music.

 

[HeyMikey]

RIP.

"Whiter Shade of Pale" is such a great song...



walrus

So tasteful. Pretty much a religious experience whenever listening to it.

 

[DrumBob]

Whenever I play "Whiter Shade Of Pale" on my radio show, I always say it's the greatest song ever written. It's meant to be tongue in cheek, but I secretly believe it is.

 

[spoox]

I saw Procol Harum twice--in 1967 at the Whiskey-A-Go Go, and in the early 2000s in San Diego downtown. Gary's voice was still strong, Fisher was playing organ with them (before the lawsuit)--a great show. The scary thing was that Vicki and I appeared to be the youngest people there--many in the audience were had canes or wheelchairs! The two songs we always play during the holidays: A Christmas Camel and Still There'll Be More.
Definitely one of my top five favorite vocalists.

 

[GGJaguar]

Gone, but not forgotten (thanks to the great music!).

 

[amnicon]

Procol Harum's Shine on Brightly album has never left my list of favorite albums since I first heard it. Brooker had such a presence on that album.

 

[SFIV1967]

R.I.P.




Ralf

 

[SFIV1967]

Another version:




Ralf

 

[spoox]

A cruel friend sent me this 9 years ago:

I re-send it back to him every Halloween!

 

[DrumBob]

A cruel friend sent me this 9 years ago:

I re-send it back to him every Halloween!

That's an abomination.

 

[Uke]

RIP.

"Whiter Shade of Pale" is such a great song...



walrus

You know, he sounded a bit like Steve Winwood here.

 

[fronobulax]

That's an abomination.

As someone who never liked the original it is a bit of an improvement but I understand the sentiment.