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PJ Proby (born James Marcus Smith, November 6, 1938, Houston, Texas, United States) is a singer, songwriter, and actor who has portrayed Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison in musical theater productions as well as enjoying a successful recording career in his own right. The stage name PJ Proby was suggested to him by his friend Sharon Sheeley[1] who had had a boyfriend of the same name at high school. In 2008, Proby celebrated his 70th birthday and EMI released the Best Of The EMI Years 1961-1972. Proby was educated at San Marcos Military Academy, Culver Naval Academy and Western Military Academy. After graduation he moved to California to become a motion picture actor and recording artist. Given the stage name Jett Powers by top Hollywood agents Gabey, Lutz, Heller and Loeb,[2] he took acting and singing lessons, and appeared in movies with small roles. Two singles “Go, Girl, Go”, and “Loud Perfume”, were released on an independent label. Proby was brought by Sharon Sheeley to audition at Liberty Records in 1961 and he recorded a number of unsuccessful singles for the label. In 1962 he began writing songs and recording demos for artists such as Elvis Presley and Bobby Vee. In the early 1990s Proby was offered a recording contract by John G. Sutton from the Preston based, J’Ace Records. This led to the release of a single “Stage of Fools”, and an album entitled, Thanks. It was distributed internationally by BMG. Granada TV featured Proby in a documentary around this time …