Marcus Gray

Articles by: Marcus Gray

The cast, crew and band members for Rick Wakeman's King Arthur on Ice stage show, Wembley Empire Pool, London, May 1975

The crazed story of rock's ultimate folly: Rick Wakeman and King Arthur... on ice

By Marcus Gray published

The live version of Rick Wakeman's The Myths & Legends Of King Arthur & The Knights Of The Round Table was spectacular and chaotic. It also sent Wakeman’s career into a near-terminal nosedive

A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Procol Harum: The ultimate tale of A Whiter Shade Of Pale

By Marcus Gray published

Half a century ago they were turning cartwheels ’cross the floor… But then Procol Harum had just recorded the best-selling (and unlikeliest) drug anthem of all time

Beyond The Pale

By Marcus Gray published

40 years ago they skipped the light fandango, and turned cartwheels ’cross the floor... Procol Harum released A Whiter Shade Of Pale on May 12, 1967.