felser Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 He was the voice you know from "A Whiter Shade of Pale", a truly transcendant event in pop music history. And there was much more worthwhile from Procol Harum beyond that song. He was 76, passed on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 R.I.P, Mr. Brooker. I never followed the group much, though I liked what I heard. I hadn't realized "Whiter Shade" went that far back--around the time of Sgt. Pepper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 R.I.P. Also liked what I heard. I caught an interesting (though short) radio program about Procol Harum a year or so ago, including some interview segments with Gary Brooker. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was the subject of a significant litigation and award [which the program discussed and I hadn't known]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Was Bach suing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 An organist, but not J. S. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/30/lords-ruling-whiter-shade-pale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, T.D. said: An organist, but not J. S. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/30/lords-ruling-whiter-shade-pale Not sure I get the logic of that one. Always good to see people getting paid, but still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Anyone with even a slight knowledge of old J.S. can hear the "borrowing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 3 hours ago, JSngry said: Not sure I get the logic of that one. I don't either. Matthew Fisher playing a Bach riff on a Brooker-Reid composition. How does that rate a composer credit? Does Al Kooper (who snuck into the session and wasn't even supposed to be playing on the cut) now get composer co-credit on "Like a Rolling Stone" for his organ part? Does Gene Frenkle get composer co-credit on "Don't Fear the Reaper"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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