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Brooker, Gary

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Personal name headingBrooker, Gary
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LocatedLondon (England)
Birth date1945-05-29
Death date2022-02-17
Place of birthHackney (London, England)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityRock music Progressive rock music Jazz-rock (Music) Jazz
AffiliationProcol Harum (Musical group)
Profession or occupationRock musicians Singers Composers Lyricists Pianists
Found inHis Shine on brightly [SR] 1968: container (Gary Brooker)
All music guide WWW site, Jan. 26, 2005 (Gary Brooker; b. May 29, 1945, Essex, England; singer/songwriter/keyboardist; leader of Procol Harum)
Wikipedia, Jan. 8, 2020 (Gary Brooker; b. Hackney, London; appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 14 June 2003, in recognition of his charitable services; genres: hard rock, progressive rock, baroque pop, rock and roll, jazz)
Washington post WWW site, viewed Feb. 23, 2022 (in obituary dated "today": Gary Brooker, an English songwriter, singer and pianist who was a founding member and the lead vocalist of Procol Harum, died Feb. 17 at his home in London. He was 76. Gary Brooker was born in London on May 29, 1945)