Whiter Shade of Pale: Procol Harum songwriter has died
RIPThe death has been announced today of Keith Reid, the lyricist of every original song recorded by Procol Harum.
Keith was 76.
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He reminds me of John Lennon on that photo.
Didn’t write lyrics for the last few Procol albums.
I loved the song in my youth both the music and the lyrics. That there were more than 1,000 cover versions by other artists s surely a sign of its universal popularity.
A whiter shade of pale is a masterpiece.