Stardust
ALVIN STARDUST
Alvin Stardust, born Bernard William Jewry is an English pop singer and actor. His debut appearance was made at the age of four in pantomime. In the 1960s and unknown band called Shane Fenton and The Fentones sent a demo tape to the BBC in the hope of being picked to appear on TV.
Whilst waiting for a reply Shane Fenton died of rheumatic fever and the band split up before receiving a letter asking them to come and audition at the BBC. Fenton’s mother asked the band to stay together and keep the name of the band in memory of her son. Stardust was a roadie for the band at the time and stepped up to become the new Shane Fenton. The band had a number of UK hits in the 1960s before breaking up.
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Ten years had past and Alvin did not have any new material to put out as he was touring the night club circuit. This was until he met songwrighter and producer Pete Shelley when things started to go Alvin's way. Shelley wrote the Alvin Stardust classic 'My Coo-Ca Choo' way before he met him. The reason for the delay in releasing the song was because Shelley wanted to find someone who sung rock n roll but looked mean at the same time. Since the 70s saw the rise of glam rock hit the UK, Shelley wanted someone who was the opposite, that man was Alvin Stardust.
He had a number of hits in a career spanning nearly 25 years including, “Jealous Mind”, “Red Dress", "Tell Me Why", "A Wonderful Time Up There”, "Got a Little Heartache" and "I Feel Like Buddy Holly".
Stardust has also had a successful career in musical theatre including a UK tour in Godspell and playing the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium.
Discography:
Alvin Stardust, Magnet, 1974.
The Untouchable, Magnet, 1974.
Rock with Alvin, Magnet, 1975.
A Picture of You (LP), ZKP RTVL, 1984.
Alvin Stardust and Wild Black Jets, The Rockin' Train, Starfish Music, 2007.
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ADAM FAITH
Terry Nelhams aka Adam Faith was one of the most successful charts acts of the 1960’s. Adam Faith was known for being a teeny bop idol and later on, a Bafta nominated actor, TV regular and in his later years a financial journalist for the Daily mail/Mail On Sunday. Faith had top 10 hits from 1959-1963.
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Faith left school in Shepherds Bush in the summer of 1955, harbouring hopes and aspirations of a career in music or film. By 1956 after various runner jobs in film studios, Faith landed himself a job as an assistant film editor. This job would occupy Faith right up until 1958, when he was offered a record deal with EMI after landing a spot on BBC pop show 6-5 special, the early singles recorded with EMI received little or no chart success.
In late 1959, Faith met singer/songwriter Johnny Worth, (otherwise known as Les Vandyke) Worth penned the song “What Do You Want “ for Adam Faith, and in November 1959 the song went straight to No. 1 on the UK singles chart, Adam Faith had arrived.
Faith followed the success of “What Do You Want” up with another No.1, the Johnny Worth penned “Poor Me”, Worth would write over twenty songs for faith from 1960-1961. Faith peppered the UK top 40 for the next 5 years with varying success. Even though Faith continued to record all the way up until 1993, his days of heady chart success were over by the late sixties. He remained in the music industry after discovering and managing Leo Sayer and producing Roger Daltrey’s major label debut.
Later on in Adam Faith’s career he was a reasonably successful actor, which peaked with a Bafta nomination for his role in the movie “Stardust” alongside David Essex. In the mid Eighties he was employed as a financial journalist for the Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday, he reprised this role well into the nineties. He continued to act on TV, Film and Stage until his death in 2004. Faith will be remembered as the all around entertainer who wasn’t afraid to reinvent himself whether it was as the front man or behind the scenes, Faith was always willing to take a risk to follow his dreams.
Discography:
Adam, Parlophone, 1960.
Beat Girl, Columbia, 1961.
Adam Faith, Parlophone, 1962.
From Adam with Love, Parlophone, 1963.
For You - Love Adam, Parlophone, 1963.
On the Move, Parlophone, 1965.
Faith Alive, Parlophone, 1965.
I Survived, Warner Bros., 1974.
Midnight Postcards, PolyGram, 1993.
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