Gary Brooker, Frontman of Rock Band Procol Harum, Dies at 76

Gary Brooker, front man in the rock group Procol Harum, appears in London on Nov. 14, 2006. Max Nash/AP Photo

LONDON—Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman who sang one of the 1960s’ most enduring hits, “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died. He was 76.

The English rock band said Brooker died at his home on Saturday. He had been receiving treatment for cancer.