What is Gary Brooker?
[[File:2018 Procol Harum - Gary Brooker - by 2eight - 8SC9106.jpg|thumb|Brooker in 2018]] '''Gary Brooker,''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|MBE}} (29 May 1945 – 19 February 2022) was an English singer-songwriter and pianist. He was the founder and lead singer of the rock band [[Procol Harum]]. His genres included [[hard rock]], [[progressive rock]] and [[jazz]]. His career began in 1962. Brooker was born in [[London]], [[England]]. In June 2003, he was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE).<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=56963 |date=14 June 2003 |page=B15 |supp=1 }}</ref> Brooker died from [[cancer]] at his London home on 19 February 2022, at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Procol Harum Frontman Gary Brooker Dead at 76 - Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/procol-harum-frontman-gary-brooker-dead-obituary-1310688/ |access-date=22 February 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Brooker MBE, 29 May 1945 – 19 February 2022 |url=https://procolharum.com/gary-brooker-obituary.htm |access-date=22 February 2022 |publisher=Procol Harum |date=22 February 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooker, Gary}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in London]] [[Category:English rock singers]] [[Category:English pianists]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from London]] [[Category:English rock musicians]] [[Category:Musicians from London]] [[Category:Progressive rock singers]] {{bio-stub}}