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| | PROCOL HARUM |
 | | The roots of Procol Harum, one of leading exponents of the art rock school, lie in the Paramounts, a London band that recorded five singles between October 1963 and September 1965 and included singer/pianist Gary Brooker, guitarist Robin Trower, bassist/organist Chris Copping, and drummer B.J. Wilson. |
 | | Procol’s revamped lineup—featuring Brooker, Trower, Wilson, organist Matthew Fisher, and bassist David Knights—produced three critically acclaimed albums: Procol Harum (Deram 18008; 1967), Shine On Brightly (AandM 4151; 1968), A Salty Dog (AandM 4179; 1969). |
 | | Procol’s first single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Deram 7507; 1967)—based on the melody from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Suite No. 3 in D major— became an international smash, selling more than four million copies overall. |
| www.shsu.edu /~lis_fwh/book/hybrid_children_of_rock/support/Procol.htm (328 words) |
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