60s French Yé-yé Pop Under Neon: "Saperlipopette" by Clothilde (1967)

60s Parody Rock Under Neon: "Piggy in the Middle" by The Rutles (1967)

60's Georgia Sould Under Neon: "Dirty Old Man" by Irene Reid (1967)

Montreal Garage Rock 60s Under Neon: "Sinerisme" by Les Sinners (1967)

Midwest Garage Rock 60s Under Neon: "Gentle Rain" by The Jujus (1967)

Chicago Blues Under Neon: "I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie)" by Magic Sam (1967)

60's Psychedlic Pop Under Neon: "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (1967)

Jazz/Blues/RnB/Funk/Soul/Latin Under Neon: "Roots" by Willie Bobo (1967)

Now They Call Them Oldies: 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' by Procol Harum (1967)

This week's 'Oldie' goes to British rock band Procol Harum and their 1967 debut #1 song A Whiter Shade Of Pale. This song was released in May of 1967 on their self-titled debut album, and went to #1 on the  UK Singles Chart in June, and stayed there for 6 weeks, and it would turn out to be their best known song years later. Procol Harum originated out of Richmond, London, UK and consisted of Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher, Ray Royer, David Knights. According to their Wikipedia page the band was named an acquaintance's burmese cat, and that the name is actually latin for "beyond these things." Come back next week to see the results of the next oldies list shuffle!