We now mourn the loss of Gary Brooker, lead singer of 1960s British psychedelic rock outfit Procol Harum, beholden to the crystalline mega-hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” Just to attempt to put things in some perspective as to the importance of this particular song, I can for one offer the anecdote that it plays … Continue reading “Procol Harum’s ‘One Hit’ Doesn’t Make Them a ‘One-Hit Wonder’”