“Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” was an unlikely smash hit in 1960. Brian Hyland was a 16-year-old high school student when he recorded the novelty tune. Lyricist Paul Vance wrote the song with composer Lee Pockriss after he took his two-year-old daughter, Paula, to Jones Beach on Long Island, where she wore her new polka dot bikini.

In 1967, Procol Harum released one of the few singles to sell 10 million copies worldwide: “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” The members who recorded the №5 hit — Gary Brooker (vocals and piano), Matthew Fisher (Hammond M-102 organ), David Knights (bass), Ray Royer (guitar), and session drummer Bill Eyden (later replaced by Bobby Harrison) — had an important “sixth member”: lyricist Keith Reid.