Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher will always be tied to one of the most recognizable sounds in pop history: that Hammond organ line on Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in 1967. What I find remarkable is that he eventually won a songwriting credit for it, decades later, which is a rare and hard-fought outcome in the music business and tells you he believed in his contribution. Then there's the twist that grabs me most: he later qualified at Cambridge and became a computer programmer. I love a creative mind that quietly reinvents itself into something so different. That second act makes him far more interesting than a one-song footnote.

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Name (English)

Matthew Fisher

Name (Japanese)

マシュー・フィッシャー

Reading

ましゅー・ふぃっしゃー

Born

March 7, 1946 (age 80)

Origin

Addiscombe, United Kingdom

Occupation

organist / composer / pianist / songwriter / artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

University

Wolfson College

• Official sitehttps://matthewfisher.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%20Fisher%20(musician)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1350421

Tags

• organist
• composer
• pianist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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