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Procol Harum organist wins copyright appeal

By Peter Aspden

Published: July 30 2009 20:09 | Last updated: July 30 2009 20:09

Its melancholy melody made it one of the most distinctive pop songs of the “summer of love” – but a copyright dispute over Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” has divided the band’s members ever since.

The row was settled on Thursday when the group’s organist was awarded a share of the royalties from the 1967 chart-topping hit.

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