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Gary Brooker
Born 29 May 1943, Hackney, East London
Genre(s) Progressive rock
Years active 1960s - present
Associated acts Procol Harum
The Paramounts
Willie and the Poor Boys

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Biography

Early life

Brooker was born Hackney, East London. }The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965 The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST internal designation HT-7U is an experimental Superconducting Tokamak Magnetic fusion energy London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He grew up in the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, as did most of the other founding members of Procol Harum. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland As a youngster, he learned to play piano, cornet and trombone.

Career

Brooker founded The Paramounts in 1962 with his guitarist friend Robin Trower. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Robin Trower (born 9 March 1945 in Catford, South East London, England) is an English rock Guitarist The band gained respect within the burgeoning 1960s British R&B scene, which yielded The Beatles, The Animals, The Spencer Davis Group, The Rolling Stones, and many others. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. The Spencer Davis Group was a mid 1960s British Beat group from Birmingham, England, founded by Spencer Davis (born 17 July 1939 The Stones, in particular, were Paramounts fans, giving them guest billing on several memorable shows in the early 1960s. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience.

In 1966, Brooker founded Procol Harum. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the worldwide hit that Procol Harum is best known for, but Brooker's melancholy vocals and emotive, eclectic piano playing were a key part of Procol's musical mix for the entire course of the band's career. " A Whiter Shade of Pale " is a song by the British band Procol Harum. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the early years Brooker, Hammond organist Matthew Fisher, and Trower were the guiding musical forces behind the band, but after disparities in style became too much and Fisher and Trower left, Brooker was the clear leader until the band broke up in 1977. The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company Matthew Fisher (born Matthew Charles Fisher 7 March 1946 in Addiscombe, Croydon, England) is the Brooker was content to lie low and became the proprietor of the Parrot Inn in Surrey. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.

In 1979, Brooker joined friend and neighbour Eric Clapton's band. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer With Brooker in the lineup, they released Just One Night, a live recording from Japan and the studio album Another Ticket. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Another Ticket is an album by Blues rocker Eric Clapton, released in Clapton fired the entire band in 1981, but he and Brooker have remained good friends since. Brooker has joined Clapton for several one-off benefit gigs over the years. They still remain neighbours in Ewhurst, Surrey. Ewhurst may refer to Ewhurst East Sussex Ewhurst Hampshire Ewhurst Suffolk Ewhurst Surrey Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.

Brooker sang lead vocal on the Alan Parsons song "Limelight", on their 1985 album, Stereotomy. The Alan Parsons Project was a British Progressive rock band active between 1975 and 1990 founded by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Stereotomy is the penultimate album by The Alan Parsons Project. A new incarnation of Procol Harum, led by Brooker, and including Fisher for most of the tours from 1991 through 2003, has continued touring the world, celebrating its 40th anniversary in July 2007 with two days of musical revels at St John's Smith Square in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Brooker also toured with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band in 1997 and 1999, and he was also a member of Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings for several years, appearing on three of their albums and touring with the band. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings are a Blues-rock band founded and lead by former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman.

In November 2002 he was among musicians and singers participating in the George Harrison tribute concert, Concert for George, at which he took vocals on their version of "Old Brown Shoe". George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first Brooker contributed to Harrison's albums All Things Must Pass, Gone Troppo and Somewhere in England. All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. Gone Troppo is an Album by George Harrison recorded and released in 1982 Somewhere in England is an Album by George Harrison, released in 1981

In April 2005, as the Gary Brooker Ensemble, he played a sell-out charity concert at Guildford Cathedral in aid of the Tsunami appeal, playing a mixture of Procol Harum and solo songs and arrangements of classical and spiritual songs. Guildford ( IPA /ˈgɪlfəd/ is the County town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such His guests and supporting artists included Andy Fairweather-Low and Paul Jones (ex-Manfred Mann). Andrew Fairweather-Low (born 2 August 1946, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales) is a Welsh Guitarist, Songwriter Paul Jones (born Paul Pond 24 February 1942 in Portsmouth, England) is an English Singer, Actor, Harmonica player and This article is about Manfred Mann the band For Manfred Mann the man see Manfred Mann (musician.

Discography

Solo albums

Singles

Contributor

External links

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