The contested origins of Procol Harum's "A White Shade of Pale" is a testament to its lyrical depth, according to the songwriter.

President Trump indulged in one of his favorite pastimes Tuesday — playing DJ on the White House’s new patio, blaring melancholy tunes like “Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum and “Are You Lonesome ...

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 ...

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 ...

Keith Reid, whose impressionistic lyrics for the early progressive rock band Procol Harum helped to fuel emblematic songs of the 1960s, most notably “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died. He was 76. His ...

His impressionistic lyrics, as in the hit song “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” helped make the band one of the leading acts of the progressive-rock era. By Alex Williams Keith Reid, whose impressionistic ...

Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid has died at the age of 76. The news was confirmed in a post on the band's Facebook page. The statement read: “We are sad to hear of the death of Keith Reid. An ...

Procol Harum confirmed Wednesday in a statement on Facebook that the lyricist died in a hospital in London last Thursday Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

“His lyrics were one of a kind and helped to shape the music created by the band,” the English rock band said. Songwriter Keith Reid, the lyricist for the 1960s rock legends Procol Harum, who co-wrote ...

Keith Reid, who cowrote the lyrics for most of Procol Harum’s original songs, died March 23 of cancer, his wife confirmed. No details on location were provided. Reid was a writer on Procol Harum’s ...

Keith Reid, the primary lyricist for Procol Harum, has died at the age of 76. The songwriter’s passing was confirmed by the band, who posted a tribute to Reid on their Facebook page. “We are sad to ...