27-Sep 1942 Born William Bernard Jewry, Muswell Hill, London
1944 Moved to 5 Clifton Place, Mansfield, Notts
1947 Starts at St Peters Church of England School, Mansfield
1951 Makes stage debut as 'Ronnie' in No Room At The Inn' at Palace Theatre, Mansfield
Sep 1953 Goes to Southwell Minster School as a boarder.
Jul 1959 Sings on stage for the 1st time when stepping up to sing 'Who Slapped John' With Johnny Theakstone & The Tremolos.
Aug 1960 Sings with the Tremolos when Johnny Theakstone is taken ill. Takes over from Johhny as Shane Fenton & the Fentones when Johnny dies of Rhuematic Fever.
Feb 1961 After an audition at the BBC the group start appearing on Saturday Club & other BBC Light Programes & Tommy Sanderson becomes their manager.
Sep 1961 Release 1st single I'm A Moody Guy / Five Foot Two on Parlaphone Records.
03-Oct 1961 Shane Fenton is launched at a press reception at the Centre of Sound, Archer Street, Piccadilly Circus, London
Jan 1962 Walk Away / Fallen Leaves Single released.
Mar 1962 It's All Over Now / why Little Girl single released
Apr 1962 Fentones release their own single Lovers guitar / The Mexican
11-Apr 1962 Start a nationwide Larry Parnes tour, with Edan Kane, Billy Fury, The Karl Denver Trio, The Tornados, Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers, Joe Brown & Ricky Stevens
Jun 1962 Cindy's Birthday / It's Gonna Take Magic single released
12-Jul 1962 Opens Mansfield & District Society for the Mentally Handicapped annual fete
Sep 1962 Fentones release their own single The Breeze & I / Just For Jerry
Oct 1962 Too Young For Sad Memories / Your Telling Me Single Released
Jan 1963 I Ain't Got Nobody / Hey Miss Ruby Single Released
10-Mar 1963 Start a nationwide Larry Parnes tour with Joe Brown, Susan Maughan, Jess Conrad, Rolf Harris, The tornados, Heinz, Al page & the Martell Brothers
Apr 1963 First Shane Fenton solo single A Fools paradise / I'll Know released
1969 Forms the Shane Fentom Trio group
1970 Hal Carter becomes Shanes manager
1972 Releases a single called Eastern Seaboard on the Fury Label under Shane Fenton name
1972 Releases a single called The Fly under the name of Jo Jo Ellis on the Fury label
1973 Becomes Alvin Stardust after Pete Shelly wrote Coocachoo and wants someone to record it
05-Oct 1973 My Co Ca Choo released on the Magnet Label. Alvin makews 1st TV apperance on Lift Off With Ayshea programme
15-Nov 1973 1st appearance on Top of the Pops
02-Dec 1973 My Coo Ca Choo reaches No. 2 in charts
23-Jan 1974 Makes 1st live performance as Alvin Stardust at the Midem Gala at the Paris de Festival, Cannes
01-Feb 1974 Jealous Mind single released
01-Mar 1974 1st album The Untouchable released
05-Mar 1974 Jealous Mind reaches No 1 in the charts
12-Mar 1974 Uk Tour starts in Birmingham
Apr 1974 Red Dress single released
23-Aug 1974 You You You single released
15-Nov 1974 Tell Me why single released
29-Nov 1974 2nd Album 'Alvin Stardust' released
24-Jan 1975 Good Love Can Never Die single released
28-Feb 1975 Appears on TV programme Supersonic with Rod Stweart, Gary Glitter, The Bay City Rollers, status quo & Gilbert O' Sullivan
  1975 Sweet Cheating Rita single released
  1976 does Green Cross Code Road Safety campain video
  1979 / 80 Appears on TV's Oh Boy & Lets Rock programmes With Lulu, Shakin' Stevens, Joe Brown & Freddie Fingers Lee
  1981 Pretend single released
  1981 A wonderful Time Up There single released
  1984 I Feel Like Buddy Holly Single released
  1984 I Wont Runaway single released
  1984 So Near To Christmas single released
  1985 Got A Little Heartache single released
  1985 Was the subject of This Is Your Life programme 
  1985 Appear on Eurovision Song contest qualifying heat with The Clock On The Wall single
  1986 Recorded a duet with Shiela Walsh, I Hope & I Pray
    Appeared in Godspell
    Appeared in David Copperfield
    Appeared in Billy Butlin Story
  2005 Played the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium.