EPISODE · Dec 17, 2014 · 23 MIN
Here's Alvin Stardust
from Vince Tracy Podcasts · host vince tracy
Alvin made his stage debut in pantomime at the age of four. In the early 1960s he became known as Shane Fenton, and with his backing group, The Fentones, had a handful of hits in the UK Singles Chart.. He also appeared in #BillyFury's movie, Play It Cool.During the early 1970s, he became Alvin Stardust, as he tried to cash in on the glam rock bandwagon. His debut hit was "My Coo-Ca-Choo" in 1973. Stardust had other chart successes ...he amassed seven Top Ten entries, in a chart span for Jewry lasting almost 25 years.#AlvinStardust was part of the Green Cross Code road safety campaign. In 1985, Stardust participated in A Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat of the Eurovision Song Contest.Moving into musical theatre, Stardust starred in the UK tour of #Godspell; and played Uriah Heep in David Copperfield - The Musical; and Sir Billy Butlin in The Butlin Story at the #LondonPalladium.In 2005 Stardust starred as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also at the London Palladium.
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