British pianist & vocalist (he also played keyboards, banjo, harmonica, marimba, koto, guitar), composer, lyricist and frontman of
Procol Harum born May 29, 1945 in Hackney, London and died February 19, 2022 in Surrey.
In 1962, he and his friend
Robin Trower founded
The Paramounts; they disbanded in 1966. In summer of 1967, he founded
Procol Harum with his friend
Keith Reid.
On 14 June 2003, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Queen’s Birthday Honours, in recognition of his charitable services.
Son of
Harry Brooker.