King Curtis - A Whiter Shade of Pale

King Curtis - A Whiter Shade of Pale From Album - Live at Fillmore West In 1970, King Curtis appeared with Aretha Franklin and The King Pins on Aretha Live at Fillmore West, and another record, Live at Fillmore West, which included a version of “Memphis Soul Stew“ and covers of Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love“, Isaac Hayes’ “I Stand Accused“ and Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours“. The line-up for these performances included: Hammond organ player Billy Preston, bassist Jerry Jemmott, guitarist Cornell Dupree, Pancho Morales (percussion), drummer Bernard “Pretty“ Purdie and The Memphis Horns. A cover of Procol Harum’s “Whiter Shade of Pale“ was taken from this album. Around midnight on August 13, 1971 Curtis was lugging an air-conditioning unit towards his brownstone apartment on West 86th Street in New York City when he noticed two junkies were using drugs on the steps to his home. When he asked