British pianist & vocalist (he also played keyboards, banjo, harmonica, marimba, koto, guitar), composer, lyricist and frontman of [a=Procol Harum] born May 29, 1945 in Hackney, London and died February 19, 2022 in Surrey. In 1962, he and his friend [a=Robin Trower] founded [a=The Paramounts]; they disbanded in 1966. In summer of 1967, he founded [a=Procol Harum] with his friend [a=Keith Reid]. On 14 June 2003, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours…