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English singer, composer and pianist (1945–2022)

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Gary Brooker was a musician whose professional career began in 1962 and concluded in 2022. He was born on May 29, 1945, and died on February 19, 2022.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1945-05-29
Active to
2022-02-19

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11,855
Total plays
66,986

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Gary Brooker, MBE, (born in Hackney, east London, on 29 May 1945; died 19 February 2022) was an English singer, songwriter, and pianist, remembered as founder of the rock band Procol Harum. Brooker was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours on June 14, 2003 in recognition of his charitable services. Brooker grew up in the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, as did most of the other founding members of Procol Harum. <a href="https:/

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Official website

Gary Brooker, sine qua non

procolharum.com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gary
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of death
Guildford
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
Record label
Chrysalis Records
Image
2018 Procol Harum - Gary Brooker - by 2eight - 8SC9253.jpg
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Commons category
Gary Brooker
date of birth
1945-05-29
start of work period
1962-00-00
copyright representative
PRS for Music
date of death
2022-02-19
end of work period
2022-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
name in native language
Gary Brooker
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