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Matthew Charles Fisher, Hammond organist, singer-songwriter, and the man responsible for the sound of A Whiter Shade of Pale, was born March 7, 1946 in Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey, England.

He was a founding member of Procol Harum, producer to Robin Trower, James Dewar and Tir Na Nog (among others), and enjoyed a , being especially popular in Greece . Two of the albums he produced for Trower, Bridge of Sighs (1974) and For Earth Below (1975), have been certified Gold by the RIAA, while A Whiter Shade of Pale has enjoyed multi-platinum status. Fisher's Hammond organ playing on pianist David Lanz's instrumental version of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" from his 1988 CD, "Cristofori's Dream," undoubtedly helped that album go as well.

Matthew Fisher co-produced an album by the group "Prairie Madness" in 1972, on which he also played organ and harpsichord. This was a piano-guitar duo with an accompanying band, and it achieved limited success.

Fisher quit Procol Harum in 1969 after the release of their 3rd album "A Salty Dog", which he produced. He rejoined the band in 1991 for the album "The Prodigal Stranger" and released 2 more albums with them, "One More Time" and "The Well's on Fire" and 2 concert DVDs "Live in Copenhagen" and "Live at the Union Chapel," but quit the band again in 2004. He is currently a computer programmer in London.

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