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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Charlotte McLaughlin

UNBELIEVABLE: Imaginative procol harum lyricist keith reid dies aged 76 - The Untold Story

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Lyricist Keith Reid who wrote the words of Procol Harum’s songs including A Whiter Shade Of Pale has died at the age of 76, the psychedelic rock band announced.

Reid, who also co-wrote singer John Farnham’s hit You’re The Voice, which reached number six in the UK charts in 1987, passed away “suddenly” on Thursday March 23 at a hospital in London, a statement said.

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