PJ PROBY BBC TV 1980

[rontenn]

P.J.Proby.....one of the best voices ever & one of the most interesting characters in show biz......truly a one-off! Ron

[mssuziecreamcheese]

happy birthday, Jim!

[CaptainCreditCrunch]

Absolute character and a half!!!!

[crystalcut786]

i woz engaged to him!

[grabar20]

haldenver grow up he never met elvis,the man lies out of his arse.........

[jimproby]

You say proby had no connections with elvis, in their teens they knew one another, pj's stepsister Betty dated elvis and proby played in elvis's football team.

Check out the houseofproby website you can hear two of the 15 demos Jett Powers/P J Proby did for elvis to learn songs from they are Slowly but surely and Fun in acapulco. Ben Weisman who wrote 57 songs for elvis always used proby for demos whenever he could.

Elvis and the colonel must have liked the demos of a young jim

[MesaUnderground]

@jimproby What were the titles of the 15 songs Jett Powers/P J Proby demo'd for Elvis?

[jimproby]

@MesaUnderground Hi, sorry about delay.

I got the information about the 15 or 16 demos that PJ/JETT did for Elvis from a radio interview PJ did for a New York radio show about 2 years ago.

We know about Fun in Acapulco and Slowly but Surely PJ said he did the 15 demos from Kid Galahad (1961) to Slowly but Surely (Tickle Me 1965) and the demos he did were written by Ben Wiseman who he worked for. The demos were in that time span but no other information has ever been made known.

Regards Steve.

[MesaUnderground]

@jimproby Thanks Steve. I take it then that if nobody knows the other song titles it isn't known whether any of them were used in the movies or soundtrack albums. There were lots of songs submitted for those movies that didn't make the cut. I asked some questions on the Youtube uploads of the two songs you mentioned but the owner never answered me.

[probyland]

I have just seen jim in South Shields at one of his best shows. What a show, he is great at 69 years old, still got the voice.

[howardy1952]

Just seen one of his shows in South Shields.

He still has a very good voice, catch one of his shows if you can. He is a very good entertainer.

[haldenver]

There needs to be a DNA test done ASAP : Vernon was a player and PJ was kept very close to the presley clan......he looks the spitting image here. Freaky.

[shb474]

He has lived in various cities and towns in Northern England.

[howardy1952]

Never seen this clip before. Thanks.

[bigmonkeyspanker]

hmm, Thought he was dead....

[BearGrove]

Hmm, where have you been all the time ?

How could you think he is dead??Almost impossible to find something about P.J. Proby if you search the net.

"The Living Legend - Still Going Strong" will very soon start his touring for 2008.

Book your tickets ! Still on of the greatest singer.

[jintosk]

Interesting vid :D

[paul2554]

Very well done Jim, all your hard work has paid off.

Best Wishes Paul Clifton