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- Sharon changed Jett’s name to PJ. Proby, after an old boyfriend of her from her high school. Using his real name James Marcus Smith he wrote numerous songs for Metric Music and some of them became hits.
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PJ Proby returned to the West End in 1993, when producer Bill Kenwright hired him for Jack Good's musical Good Rockin' Tonite. ("Kenwright," says Proby, "has been my saviour.")
Jul 25, 2017 · PJ Proby was born James Marcus Smith on November 6, 1938, in Houston. His great-grandfather on his mother’s side was the outlaw gunfighter John Wesley Hardin and his father was a successful banker. He was educated at the strict San Marcos Military Academy, but even at school he was known as a bit of a hellraiser and was early on convinced ...
Mar 27, 2019 · After a name change to PJ Proby, he released singles and recorded demos for songs Elvis sang in movies. In 1963, Jack Good, who produced shows in the UK, brought him over the Atlantic – he’s stayed ever since – to be part of Brian Epstein’s UK special Around The Beatles.
Jun 11, 2016 · “I got a record contract with Liberty Records in 1962 and changed my name to PJ Proby, but didn’t really come to prominence until 1964 when I appeared in a TV special called Around The...
Mar 16, 2012 · During Proby's trial, Smith claimed the singer failed to declare earnings from concert tours, savings and royalties while receiving income support, pension credit, council tax benefit and housing...
Mar 16, 2012 · The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had alleged PJ Proby cheated the benefits system out of more than £47,000 after informing the authorities he had just £5 in his bank account....
Jimmy’s name was changed to Jett Powers by the agents Gaby, Lutz, Heller and Loeb, who represented such names as Liberace, Johnny Ray, Kay Star and Frankie Laine, just to name a few. Two singles were released on Design Records.
