caption associated_acts years_active birth_name birth_place notable_instruments image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
matthew fisher on stage with procol harum in 2001 procol harum , robin trower 1963 -- present matthew charles fisher addiscombe , croydon , england hammond organ 220px non_vocal_instrumentalist 7 march 1946 keyboards , vocals progressive rock , psychedelic rock , blues rock matthew fisher.jpg matthew fisher
 matthew fisher musician , songwriter , producer
matthew fisher

matthew charles fisher -lrb- born 7 march 1946 -rrb- is an english musician , songwriter and producer .
he is best known for playing the hammond organ on the 1967 single , `` a whiter shade of pale '' by procol harum , for which he subsequently won a songwriting credit .
