Born on May 29, 1945 in Hackney Hospital, East London.

Gary Brooker spent his childhood time with his family before they moved from Hackney to Bush Hill Park nearby Edmonton.

Brooker’s parents played an influential role in who he became and the career path he took.

Gary Brooker family: Who are his parents?

His father Harry Brooker was a professional musician, playing pedal steel guitar with Felix Mendelssohn’s Hawaiian Serenaders, and as a child Brooker learned to play piano, cornet and trombone.

In 1954 the family moved again to the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, where Brooker attended Westcliff High School for Boys.

His father died of a heart attack when Gary was 11 years old, forcing his mother to work in order to make ends meet, while Brooker himself took on a paper-round.

When he left school, he went on to Southend Municipal College to study zoology and botany but dropped out to become a professional musician.

Who are his siblings?

There is information on whether he had siblings.

But Gary represented the family very well and build an enviable career for himself and the Brooker family.

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