Welcome to the One Hit Wonders Series on Rock and Roll Flashback! In 2018 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame introduced a new Singles category. Two of the six songs inducted that year were "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Rumble". I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss Procol Harum's influential 1967 hit, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"! I reviewed the song "Rumble" in Rock and Roll Flashback podcast episode #134.
Besides the song "A Whiter Shade of Pale", Procol Harum would have a few more modest hits. However, nothing would compare to the lasting influence of "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Who was Procol Harum, and why the fuss about their hit song?
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