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P.J. Proby
P. J. Proby, originally born James Marcus Smith on 6th November 1938 in Houston, Texas was educated at San Marcos Military Academy, Western Military Academy and Culver Naval Academy. After graduating he moved to California and became an actor and recording artist, he released two singles "Go, Girl, Go" and "Loud Perfume" on an independent label which went unnoticed. In 1962 he started writing songs and recording demos for artists like Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. He then auditioned for Liberty Records.
Proby created an individual fashion style wearing buckle shoes, pirate shirts, tying his ponytail back with a ribbon and wearing different coloured velvet suits for each day of the week. His trousers split on a number of occasions sending female fans into a frenzy but eventually causing tour managers to drop him in 1966.
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In 1964 he had a string of successful hits including "Hold Me" and "Together" (featuring guitarists Big Jim Sullivan and Jimmy Page), "Somewhere", "Maria" and "I Apologise". A royalty dispute in 1966 saw Proby split with Liberty Records. Proby then turned his hand to musical theatre and was very successful playing Elvis Presley in 'Elvis - The Musical'. The 1980s saw Proby covering a number of popular songs including Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart", Gloria Jone's "Tainted Love" and the Sex Pistols "Anarchy In The UK". Proby is still touring now.
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Freddie And The Dreamers
Freddie and the Dreamers was formed in 1963 in Manchester, England. The band had several hit records released between 1963 and 1965. The band was formed of line up of Freddie Garrity (vocals), Derek Quinn (harmonica and guitar), Roy Crewdson (guitar), Peter Birrell (bass) and Bernie Dwyer (drums). Frontman Freddie Garrity's birthdate was moved to 1940 to make him appear younger to the teenage crowd that bought their records.
The single "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" reached number 3 in 1963 and in the same year "I'm Telling You Now" climbed to number 2. "You Were Made For Me" and “I Understand" also made the top 10. Session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan worked on several tracks including "Over You", "A Little You", "I Understand", "Just For You" and "Thou Shalt Not Steal".
They released a number of albums between 1963 - 1978 including "Freddie And The Dreamers", "You Were Made For Me", "Sing Along Party", "In Disneyland", "King Freddie And His Dreaming Knights", "Oliver In The Overworld" and "Breaking Out" through Columbia (EMI), Mercury and Tower.
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