Born in
Ashton-under-Lyne,
Lancashire, he attended St Mary's,
Droylsden and
William Hulme's Grammar School where he played trombone in the school cadet force band. He studied philosophy at
St David's College Lampeter from 1959 to 1962. Brox played a variety of musical instruments including
horns,
keyboards and guitar, as well as singing. Brox was described by
Jimi Hendrix and
Tina Turner as their favourite white blues singer, and 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. Over the course of his career Brox worked with
Eric Clapton,
Jimi Hendrix,
Ritchie Blackmore and
Ian Gillan of
Deep Purple,
Screaming Lord Sutch,
Charlie Mingus,
Memphis Slim,
Dr. John,
Aynsley Dunbar,
Graham Bond,
Alexis Korner,
John Mayall,
Country Joe McDonald,
Peter Bardens,
Keith Moon, Dave Wood and Andy Long. Brox was the lead singer of
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation in which he also played keyboards (usually the organ), and sometimes the cornet. Brox appeared as a "look-alike" of
Leonardo da Vinci in the film
Ever After (uncredited, 1998). ==Personal life and death==