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P.J. Proby

P.J. Proby was born in Texas in 1938 and started out singing country music in the late 1950s before moving toward rock and roll. He had a Top 20 hit in the UK...

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P.J. Proby, the Texas singer who shook up British rock

A theatrical voice from Texas that briefly lit up the UK charts in the early 1960s.

For the full Proby experience, listen to "I've Got My Eyes on You" and "Hold Me." They capture that moment when his voice really connected.

Proby's voice had a raw power that stood out in the early British rock scene. Songs like "I've Got My Eyes on You" showed how he could blend country roots with rock energy. That track has been covered by other artists since, which says something about the song itself.

He started singing country music in Texas in the late 1950s before moving toward rock and roll. A UK Top 20 hit with "Hold Me" in 1961 led to a few chart years there, but his career faded after a 1965 drug arrest. He kept recording and touring with various backing bands afterward, never quite regaining that earlier commercial footing.

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P.J. Proby was born in Texas in 1938 and started out singing country music in the late 1950s before moving toward rock and roll. He had a Top 20 hit in the UK with "Hold Me" in 1961, and songs like "I've Got My Eyes on You" and "Mary In The Morning" kept him on the charts there for a few years.

His stage presence was theatrical, and his vocals were powerful enough to cut through the noise of the early British rock scene. But his career was uneven. He was arrested for drug possession in 1965, and his popularity faded as the decade wore on.

Proby kept recording and performing after that, but he never regained his earlier commercial footing. He worked as a solo artist, usually with a backing band that changed from tour to tour. Some of his songs, like "I've Got My Eyes on You," have been covered by other artists since.

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