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Victor Brox (5 May 1941- February

2023

Victor Brox was an English blues musician from
Manchester, England. He attended William Hulme's
Grammar School where he played trombone in the

school cadet force band. Brox played a variety of
musical instruments including horns, keyboards
and guitar, as well as performing vocals.

He has been described by Jimi Hendrix and
Tina Turner as their favourite white blues
singer, and he wrote the anthemic song
"Warning" on Black Sabbath's first album.

Though continuing to perform with the Victor Brox
Blues Train, he is most widely known for his
performance as Caiaphas on the original
recording of Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)
and for his collaborations with with Eric
Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore and
Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Charlie Mingus,
Memphis Slim, Dr. John, Aynsley Dunbar,
Graham Bond, Alexis Korner, John Mayall,
Country Joe McDonald, Peter Bardens, Keith
Moon and Dave Wood.

He was the lead singer of The Aynsley
Dunbar Retaliation in which he also played
keyboards (usually the organ), and
sometimes the cornet.

He appeared as a "look-alike" of Leonardo da
Vinci in the film Ever After (uncredited, 1998).

He was still on the road playing
pubs with locally recruited
musicians in Spring 2022.

His daughter Kyla Brox is an
award winning blues musician.

Victor often said that his favourite guitarist was Lonnie Johnson.

Principle source Wikkipedia