- Keith Reid
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Name = Keith Reid
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Birth_name = Keith Stuart Brian Reid
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Born = birth date and age|1946|10|19|df=yes
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Origin =Welwyn Garden City ,Hertfordshire ,England
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Genre =Psychedelic rock ,progressive rock
Occupation =Lyricist ,songwriter
Years_active = 1967–present
Associated_acts =Procol Harum
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Notable_instruments =Keith Reid (born Keith Stuart Brian Reid, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1099624/bio IMDb.com database] ] 19 October 1946, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:k9fpxqygldde~T1 Allmusic.com biography by Jason Ankeny] ]
Welwyn Garden City ,Hertfordshire ,England ) is asongwriter who wrote thelyrics of everyProcol Harum song that is not a cover. For many years he resided in theUnited States .Although he did not sing or play an instrument,
lyricist Reid was a pivotal element to the long-term success of Procol Harum, teaming withvocalist /composer Gary Brooker to write all of the group's material. Reid left school at the age of 15 and soon began writing lyrics, inspired primarily byBob Dylan . ThroughIsland Records chiefChris Blackwell , Reid was introduced to R&Bimpresario Guy Stevens , who in turn introduced him to fledgling composer Brooker in 1966. The two began collaborating, and upon compiling a number of songs set about assembling a band to record their material; with the Procol Harum line-up in place, they first recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale ", which set Reid's surreal lyrics to a Brooker melody lifted fromJohann Sebastian Bach 's "Suite No. 3 in D Major". The single topped theUK Singles Chart for six weeks in mid 1967, going on to sell over six million copies worldwide. For his efforts, Reid was credited as an official member of the group, and he and Brooker jointly wrote all of Procol Harum's material through the band's 1977 demise.Reid then set up his own management firm, Full House, working on a
play and relocating toManhattan in 1986; three years later, Brooker contacted him to discuss reuniting Procol Harum and the group's comeback album, "The Prodigal Stranger ", was issued in 1991.In August 2008 a new
album , "The Common Thread", was issued under The Keith Reid Project banner.References
External links
* [http://procolharum.com/procolkr.htm Procol Harum.com biography of Keith Reid]
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