Brian Protheroe

Best known in Britain as an actor who sustained a career on screen and stage for over four decades, Brian Protheroe is also known for a clutch of soft rock records he made as a singer/songwriter in the '70s. In particular, Protheroe was known for "Pinball," an exquisite piece of post-McCartney pop that reached 22 on the U.K. Singles charts in 1974 and subsequently earned a cult following over the years, as did the four albums he cut for Chrysalis in the mid-'70s, which later were compiled on the 2006 compilation Pinball and Other Stories. Protheroe's opportunity to record mus...