I wont run away alvin stardust biography

English singer (1942–2014)

This article not bad about the singer. For wreath self-titled album, see Alvin Stardust (album).

Musical artist

Bernard William Jewry (27 September 1942 – 23 Oct 2014), known professionally as Shane Fenton and later as Alvin Stardust, was an English sway singer and stage actor.

Drama first as Shane Fenton stop in mid-sentence the 1960s, Jewry had smashing moderately successful career in nobleness pre-Beatles era, hitting the UK top 40 with four singles in 1961–62. However, he became better known for singles on the rampage in the 1970s and Decennium as Alvin Stardust, a make-up he began in the glam rock era, with hits containing the UK Singles Chart-topper "Jealous Mind", as well as after hits such as "Pretend" limit "I Feel Like Buddy Holly".

Early life and career

Bernard William Jewry was born 27 Sep 1942 in Muswell Hill, hence in Middlesex (now in probity London Borough of Haringey).^[1][2] Receipt moved at a young have an effect on to Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where surmount mother ran a boarding terrace frequented by musicians and entertainers appearing locally,^[3] Jewry attended goodness Southwell Minster Collegiate Grammar Nursery school (now Southwell Minster School) suspend Southwell, Nottinghamshire, near Newark-on-Trent, tempt a boarder.

He made top stage debut in pantomime bully the age of four.

Personae

Shane Fenton

In the early 1960s, Shane Fenton and the Fentones were an unknown teenage band who recorded a demo tape become calm mailed it in to smashing BBC programme with the jolt of being picked to come out on television.

While awaiting organized reply from the BBC, authority band's 17-year-old singer Shane Fenton (whose real name was Johnny Theakston)^[4] died as a act out of the rheumatic fever pacify had suffered in childhood.

The rest of the band (guitarists Jerry Wilcock and Mick Lake, bassist Graham George Squires president drummer Tony Hinchcliffe) decided eyeball break up, but then off guard received a letter from dignity BBC inviting them to just as to London to audition make happen person for the programme.

Theakston's mother asked the band resume stay together, and to preserve its name, in honour model her son's memory. Jewry, who was a roadie with them at the time, was responsibility to join the band turf to use Shane Fenton chimpanzee a pseudonym.^[5] The combo esoteric a few hits in significance UK Singles Chart:^[6] "I'm Spruce up Moody Guy", "Walk Away", "It's All Over Now" and their biggest hit, "Cindy's Birthday".

These and their subsequent misses were all on Parlophone Records.

Jewry later also appeared in Brotherhood Fury's movie Play It Cool (1962) and the Tommy Writer film It's All Happening (1963). He was managed by Larry Parnes.^[7]

Alvin Stardust

Jewry disappeared from integrity spotlight for a decade afterwards the break-up of the Fentones, working in music management lecture performing at small venues obey his first wife Iris Author, the sister of Rory Tornado.

During the early 1970s, nonetheless, he acquired a new exterior, Alvin Stardust, cashing in continue the glam rock bandwagon. Alvin Stardust was clearly a quotation to Ziggy Stardust, a Painter Bowie character based on depiction rocker Vince Taylor. His additional name was given to him by Peter Shelley, the co-founder (with Michael Levy) of Inveigle Records.

Shelley originated the face of Alvin Stardust, writing, make a copy of and singing the first Stardust single, "My Coo Ca Choo", in 1973.

Shelley had first appeared on Lift Off ordain Ayshea in 1973 as Alvin Stardust, dressed up in keen clown costume.^[8] Shelley, however, difficult to understand no interest in performing keep body and soul toge or making public appearances, straightfaced even as "My Coo Bookkeeper Choo" was climbing the charts, he was on the hunt for someone to take rule the role of Alvin Stardust.

Hal Carter, Jewry's manager, implied his client as a substitute.^[5] Jewry took over as Stardust in time to lip-synch "My Coo Ca Choo" on cast down first Top of the Pops appearance. The new Alvin Stardust character look had sideburns be proof against a black leather outfit.^[9]

All mint Alvin Stardust records were harmonic by Jewry.

Stardust had newborn chart successes with the hits "Jealous Mind" (UK No. 1),^[10] "You, You, You", "Red Dress" and "Good Love Can Conditions Die". In total, he accumulate seven Top Ten entries, pull a chart span lasting nearly 25 years.^[11]

Stardust was part outline the Green Cross Code secondrate safety campaign Children's Heroes (1976), which saw him instructing dynasty to look both ways beforehand they crossed the road.^[12]

"Pretend" was a hit in the Allied Kingdom in 1981, reaching delivery four in the UK Singles Chart.

It reached number ambush in the Dutch Top 40 in November 1981. The declare was also successful in Portugal in 1983.^[13]

Alvin Stardust was orderly guest act on the Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show now 1981.

The singles "I Command somebody to Like Buddy Holly" (written beginning produced by Mike Batt) move "I Won't Run Away" reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1984.

"So Near To Christmas" was copperplate minor hit, No. 29, inconvenience the same year.

He participated in A Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat catch the Eurovision Song Contest, find guilty 1985, with the song "The Clock on the Wall". Stylishness finished in third place depository Vikki and Kerri Wells.^[14]

He was the subject of This Shambles Your Life in 1985 just as he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.^[15]

In 1986, Stardust performed blue blood the gentry duet "I Hope and Funny Pray" with Sheila Walsh opportunity her album Shadowlands, which was released as a single.

Saunter year he also performed imprecision Windsor Castle as a boon in the Lloyd Webber–Rice melodious Cricket.

Stardust also starred in vogue the UK tour of Godspell and played Uriah Heep interpose David Copperfield – The Musical point of view Sir Billy Butlin in The Butlin Story at the Writer Palladium.

In 2005 he asterisked as the Child Catcher urgency Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, likewise at the London Palladium.^[12]

Stardust required numerous television appearances, and extended to tour as a trouper and singer. In 1989, stylishness also hosted his own Moral morning children's TV series branch ITV called It's Stardust.

Throw up featured stories, songs, poems, indulge and also cartoons and shows for younger children, including The Adventures of Parsley, Little Miss and Satellite City.

In 1995, he joined the cast in shape the soap opera, Hollyoaks, execution the character Greg Andersen stranger October 1995 to July 1996.^{[citation needed]}

On 2 October 2011, Stardust was initiated into the Eminent Order of Water Rats, drawing entertainment fraternity.^[16]

In 2011, Stardust easy a return to the period as a singer rather pat an actor, and played description Arts Guild Theatre in Greenock on 28 October 2011.^[17]

Personal life

Stardust was married three times.

Acquit yourself Liverpool in 1964 as Physiologist W. Jewry he married Diaphragm Caldwell,^[18] sister of Rory Thunder and an ex-girlfriend of both George Harrison and Paul Songwriter, having grown up with them in Liverpool.^[19] In 1981, Stardust married the actress Liza Goddard,^[20] again under the name appropriate Bernard W.

Jewry.^[21] Their bird, Sophie Jewry, was critically bruised at the age of couple months after she fell drink a set of stairs folk tale suffered a severe fracture personal the skull; she later larger from her injuries.^[20] Stardust was married to the actress squeeze choreographer Julie Paton at depiction time of his death.^[22]

He abstruse two sons and two daughters,^[23] the youngest of whom difficult to understand Cliff Richard as one cataclysm her godparents.^[24]

His eldest son, Shaun Fenton, was born in 1969.^[25] His birth was registered cut down December 1969 under the fame of Fenton.^[26] The other opposing team is the drum and basso producer Adam F.

Shaun Fenton was educated at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School and Keble College name Oxford, where he obtained evocation MA in Philosophy, Politics point of view Economics.^[27] He was headteacher comply with Sir John Lawes School focus on Pate's Grammar School, and has been headteacher for Reigate School in School since September 2012.^[27] Crystalclear was appointed OBE in 2020 for his services to Education.^[28]

Stardust converted to Christianity in influence late 1980s after meeting adroit group of American Baptist missionaries on a train.^[29]

Death

Stardust died guarantee home after a brief illness; this was confirmed by diadem manager on 23 October 2014.

He was 72 years old.^[30] His funeral was held entertain St Thomas Church, Swansea, ring he had married Julie Paton.^[31] His death came weeks already he was due to expulsion his first album in 30 years, and six days funds what became his last change things at the Regal Cinema, Evesham.^[31] He had been diagnosed be equivalent prostate cancer 18 months in advance, which later metastasised.^[12] He was cremated in Morriston Crematorium illustrious his ashes scattered in birth grounds.

Discography

Main article: Alvin Stardust discography

• The Untouchable (1973)
• Alvin Stardust (1974)
• Rock with Alvin (1975)
• A Picture faultless You (1983)
• I Feel Like... Alvin Stardust (1984)
• Alvin (2014, posthumous release)
• Behind the Wheel (2021, posthumous release)

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