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^Procol Harum singer wins court appeal for full royalties to hit
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LONDON (AP) _ A British appeals court has awarded the lead
singer of Procol Harum full royalties to the band's iconic hit, ``A
Whiter Shade of Pale.''
Britain's Court of Appeal ruled today in singer Gary Brooker's
favor. An earlier decision by a lower court had awarded 40 percent
of the song's royalties to the group's former organist, Matthew
Fisher. He contributed the haunting organ theme to the song. The
Court of Appeal agreed that Fisher was entitled to co-authorship
but not money from past or future royalties.
Fisher left the band in 1969 and is now a computer programmer
living in south London.
Brooker still tours with Procol Harum.
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