Along with The Beatles and P.J. Proby, also appearing on 'Around The Beatles' were Sounds Incorporated, Cilla Black, Millie Small, Long John Baldry, Andrew Tayir, Murray The K, The Vernons Girls, The Jets and Trevor Peacock.

Below is a photo montage of scenes from "Around The Beatles." Click on thumbnails for larger photo.

Although most interest centred on The Beatles, P.J. Proby's appearance on "Around The Beatles" did not go unnoticed, and he made sure of that, for he was certainly different to anyone else we had ever seen before on the music scene.  He introduced the male pony tail to the 20th century and added a bow for good measure.  Most people in Australia at the time thought this was too way out but if they weren't impressed with what became his trademark pony tail hair style, he made up for it with his good looks and awesome voice. Proby sang three songs on the show, "Walkin' The Dog", "Cumberland Gap", and a brilliant rendition of "I Believe".

The elusive success that James Marcus Smith had set out from Houston to Hollywood to achieve in 1957, evolving as Jett Powers and Orville Woods along the way, finally arrived in the guise of P.J. Proby, virtually overnight following the worldwide telecast of "Around The Beatles." He hit it BIG and his European success was echoed in the Australian charts with "Hold Me", followed by "Together", "Somewhere", "I Apologise" and "Mission Bell" all hitting the charts here in rapid succession prior to his 1965 Australian tour.