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On this day, 6 February 1965, American singer PJ Proby played Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre, headling with Liverpool singer Cilla Black in a package that also featured Tommy Roe, The Fourmost, Mike Cotton Sound, Tommy Quickly, The Remo Four, Sounds Incorporated with Bob Bain (compere)..
During the tour, PJ Proby was banned from all ABC cinemas after his "pant splitting incident" at Croydon & Northampton when he was arrested.. He was replaced by Tom Jones & The Squires.
The incident scandalised the British press and public, causing Proby's career to lose momentum. Minor hits in 1966 were followed by flops, and in March 1968, "It's Your Day Today", gave Proby his last UK chart entry for nearly 30 years.
Proby was born James Marcus Smith on November 6, 1938 in Houston, Texas. He is a great-grandson of Old West outlaw John Wesley Hardin.
His father was an affluent banker; at nine, his parents divorced and as part of the custody deal, Proby was sent to military school. He began at San Marcos Military Academy, and followed with stints in Culver Naval Academy and Western Military Academy.
