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stardust
Bernard William Jewry was born 27 September 1942 in Muswell Hill, then in Middlesex.
Shane Fenton
In the early 1960s, Shane Fenton and the Fentones were an unknown teenage band who recorded a demo tape and mailed it in to a BBC programme with the hope of being picked to appear on television. While awaiting a reply from the BBC, the band's 17-year-old singer Shane Fenton (whose real name was Johnny Theakston) died as a result of the rheumatic fever he had suffered in childhood.The rest of the band (guitarists Jerry Wilcock and Mick Eyre, bassist Graham George Squires and drummer Tony Hinchcliffe) decided to break up, but then unexpectedly received a letter from the BBC inviting them to come to London to audition in person for the programme. Theakston's mother asked the band to stay together, and to keep its name, in honour of her son's memory. Jewry, who was a roadie with them at the time, was asked to join the band and to use Shane Fenton as a pseudonym. The combo had a few hits in the UK Singles Chart: "I'm A 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 Billy Fury's movie Play It Cool (1962) and the Tommy Steele film It's All Happening (1963). He was managed by Larry Parnes.

Alvin Stardust
Jewry disappeared from the spotlight for a decade after the break-up of the Fentones, working in music management and performing at small venues with his first wife Iris Caldwell, the sister of Rory Storm. During the early 1970s, however, he acquired a new persona, Alvin Stardust, cashing in on the glam rock bandwagon. Alvin Stardust was clearly a reference to Ziggy Stardust, a David Bowie character based on the rocker Vince Taylor. His new name was given to him by Peter Shelley, the co-founder (with Michael Levy) of Magnet Records. Shelley originated the persona of Alvin Stardust, writing, recording and singing the first Stardust single, "My Coo Ca Choo", in 1973.

Shelley had originally appeared on Lift Off with Ayshea in 1973 as Alvin Stardust, dressed up in a clown costume.[8] Shelley, however, had no interest in performing live or making public appearances, so even as "My Coo Ca Choo" was climbing the charts, he was on the lookout for someone to take over the role of Alvin Stardust. Hal Carter, Jewry's manager, suggested his client as a substitute.[5] Jewry took over as Stardust in time to lip-synch "My Coo Ca Choo" on its first Top of the Pops appearance. The new Alvin Stardust character look had sideburns and a black leather outfit.

All further Alvin Stardust records were sung by Jewry. Stardust had further chart successes with the hits "Jealous Mind" (UK No. 1), "You, You, You", "Red Dress" and "Good Love Can Never Die". In total, he amassed seven Top Ten entries, in a chart span lasting almost 25 years..

Stardust was part of the Green Cross Code road safety campaign Children's Heroes (1976), which saw him instructing children to look both ways before they crossed the road.
"Pretend" was a hit in the United Kingdom in 1981, reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart. It reached number one in the Dutch Top 40 in November 1981. The song was also successful in Portugal in 1983.

Alvin Stardust was a guest act on the Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show in 1981.

The singles "I Feel Like Buddy Holly" (written and produced by Mike Batt) and "I Won't Run Away" reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1984. "So Near To Christmas" was a minor hit, No. 29, in the same year.

He participated in A Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1985, with the song "The Clock on the Wall". He finished in third place behind Vikki and Kerri Wells.

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1985 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.

In 1986, Stardust performed the duet "I Hope and I Pray" with Sheila Walsh on her album Shadowlands, which was released as a single. That year he also performed at Windsor Castle as a lead in the Lloyd Webber–Rice musical Cricket.

Stardust also 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 London Palladium. In 2005 he starred as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also at the London Palladium.

Stardust made numerous television appearances, and continued to tour as a performer and singer. In 1989, he also hosted his own Sunday morning children's TV series on ITV called It's Stardust. It featured stories, songs, poems, jokes and also cartoons and shows for younger children, including The Adventures of Parsley, Little Miss and Satellite City.

In 1995, he joined the cast of the soap opera, Hollyoaks, playing the character Greg Andersen from October 1995 to July 1996.[citation needed]

On 2 October 2011, Stardust was initiated into the Grand Order of Water Rats, an entertainment fraternity.

In 2011, Stardust made a return to the stage as a singer rather than an actor, and played the Arts Guild Theatre in Greenock on 28 October 2011.

Personal life
Stardust was married three times. In Liverpool in 1964 as Bernard W. Jewry he married Iris Caldwell,[18] sister of Rory Storm and an ex-girlfriend of both George Harrison and Paul McCartney, having grown up with them in Liverpool.In 1981, Stardust married the actress Liza Goddard, again under the name of Bernard W. Jewry. Their daughter, Sophie Jewry, was critically injured at the age of two months after she fell down a set of stairs and suffered a severe fracture of the skull; she later recovered from her injuries. Stardust was married to the actress and choreographer Julie Paton at the time of his death.

He had two sons and two daughters, the youngest of whom had Cliff Richard as one of her godparents.

His eldest son, Shaun Fenton, was born in 1969. His birth was registered in December 1969 under the name of Fenton.[26] The other son is the drum and bass producer Adam F. Shaun Fenton was educated at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School and Keble College in Oxford, where he obtained an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.He was headteacher for Sir John Lawes School and Pate's Grammar School, and has been headteacher for Reigate Grammar School since September 2012.He was appointed OBE in 2020 for his services to Education.
Stardust converted to Christianity in the late 1980s after meeting a group of American Baptist missionaries on a train.

Death
Stardust died at home after a brief illness; this was confirmed by his manager on 23 October 2014. He was 72 years old. His funeral was held in St Thomas Church, Swansea, where he had married Julie Paton. His death came weeks before he was due to release his first album in 30 years, and six days after what became his last show at the Regal Cinema, Evesham.He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer 18 months earlier, which later metastasised. He was cremated in Morriston Crematorium and his ashes scattered in the grounds.
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danielz
T.Rextasy - UK's Number 1 Tribute Band
Past Official Record Releases:
Ancient & Square (Velvet Moon Records 1979)
Criminal Cage (Ace Records 1980)
Cadilac (Barracuda Blue Records 1988)
Baby Factory/Fantasy (Barracuda Blue Records 1991)

Member of Other Bands:
Lead singer in 1980's rock band, Tarazara

Recorded With:
Blackfoot Sue, Paul King (Mungo Jerry),
Hotei (Japanese rock star), Knox (Vibrators),
Martin Dobson (Eurythmics),
Andy Ellison (John's Children & Radio Stars),
Dino Dines (T.Rex)

Guest Appearances:
Werewolves of London LP by Midnight Rags 1980
(played lead guitars throughout),
Hot George single by Beau Brummels 1982
(played rhythm guitar),
Captain Rock LP track by Hotei
(No. 1 in Japan - Backing vocals)

Top 5 Bands:
T.Rex, Bob Dylan, Sex Pistols, Deep Purple & Queen
What Have Been The Highlights For You:
Recording Marc's music, but having the licence to
put our own individual stamp on the tracks. Playing
Britain's largest venues such as Wembley Arena.
Touring Japan to sell out venues. Gaining respect
from many of Marc's contemporaries. Watching
our audiences grow throughout the years.

Fave Songs Recorded With The Band:
Over The Flats, 20th Century Baby, most tracks
from Savage Beethoven, and my original material.

Guitars Played:
Gibson Les Paul Standard, Fender Stratocaster,
Epiphone Acoustic.

Effects Used:
Boss Digital Delay, Boss Chorus Box, Vox Wah Wah

My Message:
No-one can ever take Marc's place, no-one could
ever be that naive. Treat T.Rextasy as a band of
today, playing Marc's music as faithfully as
possible and recreating that special energy and
performance.
Sunday 6 October 2024 The Pavilion Theatre
Renfield Stree Glasgow
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><Gunshots At Midnight - an electric demo recorded in the 1980s.
I hear Gunshots
At Midnight
I hear footsteps
Is that candlelight...
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bolan
Marc Bolan; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex Bolan strongly influenced artists of many genres, including glam rock, punk, post-punk, new wave, indie rock, Britpop and alternative rock. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of T. Rex In the late 1960s, he rose to fame as the founder and leader of the psychedelic folk band Tyrannosaurus Rex, with whom he released four critically acclaimed albums and had one minor hit "Debora". Bolan had started as an acoustic singer-writer before heading into electric music prior to the recording of T. Rex's first single "Ride a White Swan" which went to number two in the UK singles chart. From 1970 to 1973, T. Rex encountered a popularity in the UK comparable to that of the Beatles, with a run of eleven top ten singles, four of which reached number one: "Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru". The 1971 album Electric Warrior, with all songs written by Bolan, received critical acclaim, reached number 1 in the UK and became a landmark album in glam rock. From 1973, he started marrying rock with other influences, including funk, soul, gospel, disco and R&B.
Bolan died in a car crash in 1977. A memorial stone and bust of Bolan, Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, was unveiled at the site where he died in Barnes, London. His musical influence as guitarist and songwriter was profound; he inspired many later acts over the following decades. Bolan's March 1971 appearance on the BBC's music show Top of the Pops, wearing glitter on his face, performing the UK chart topper "Hot Love" is cited as the start of the glam rock movement.
Music critic Ken Barnes called Bolan "the man who started it all".The 1971 album Electric Warrior has been described by AllMusic as "the album that essentially kick-started the UK glam rock craze.” Producer Tony Visconti, who worked with Bolan during his heyday, stated: "What I saw in Marc Bolan had nothing to do with strings, or very high standards of artistry; what I saw in him was raw talent. I saw genius. I saw a potential rock star in Marc – right from the minute, the hour I met him."