Sad news to share as Classic Rock legend Gary Brooker, frontman and songwriter for Procol Harum has died. He was 76 years old. He passed away at his home on Saturday, February 19 after a battle with cancer. Procol Harum announced Brooker’s death in a post from the band which you can read below. Among their many hits, their best known song “A Whiter Shade of Pale” is one of the mmost covered songs in music history and was a forerunner of psychedelic rock. RIP.