| Biography | Gary Brooker MBE (29 May 1945-19 February 2022) was an English singer-songwriter, pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum.cOn 14 June 2003, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, in recognition of his charitable services. Brooker died from cancer at his home in Surrey on 19 February 2022, at the age of 76. |