Keith Reid, 'Whiter Shade of Pale' lyricist, dies at 76

From left, in 1972, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Alan Cartwright, Keith Reid, Gary Brooker and B.J. Wilson of Procol Harum.(Brian Cooke/Getty Images)Keith Reid, who wrote the lyrics for "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and about 100 subsequent songs by the British band Procol Harum, died March 23 at a hospital in London.

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