1942 |
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27 Sep |
Born Bernard William Jewry, Muswell Hill, London |
1944 |
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| Moved to 5 Clifton Place, Mansfield, Notts | |
1947 |
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| Starts at St Peters Church of England School, Mansfield | |
1951 |
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| Makes stage debut as 'Ronnie' in No Room At The Inn' at Palace Theatre, Mansfield | |
1953 |
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Sep |
Goes to Southwell Minster School as a boarder. |
1959 |
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Jul |
Sings on stage for the 1st time when stepping up to sing 'Who Slapped John' With Johnny Theakstone & The Tremolos. |
1960 |
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Aug |
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. |
1961 |
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Feb |
After an audition at the BBC the group start appearing on Saturday Club & other BBC Light Programes & Tommy Sanderson becomes their manager. |
Sep |
Release 1st single I'm A Moody Guy / Five Foot Two on Parlaphone Records. |
03-Oct |
Shane Fenton is launched at a press reception at the Centre of Sound, Archer Street, Piccadilly Circus, London |
1962 |
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Jan |
Walk Away / Fallen Leaves Single released. |
Mar |
It's All Over Now / why Little Girl single released |
Apr |
Fentones release their own single Lovers guitar / The Mexican |
11 Apr |
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 |
Cindy's Birthday / It's Gonna Take Magic single released |
12-Jul |
Opens Mansfield & District Society for the Mentally Handicapped annual fete |
Sep |
Fentones release their own single The Breeze & I / Just For Jerry |
Oct |
Too Young For Sad Memories / Your Telling Me Single Released |
1963 |
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Jan |
I Ain't Got Nobody / Hey Miss Ruby Single Released |
10-Mar |
Start a nationwide Larry Parnes tour with Joe Brown, Susan Maughan, Jess Conrad, Rolf Harris, The tornados, Heinz, Al page & the Martell Brothers |
Apr |
First Shane Fenton solo single A Fools paradise / I'll Know released |
1969 |
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| Forms the Shane Fentom Trio group | |
1970 |
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| Hal Carter becomes Shanes manager | |
1972 |
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| Releases a single called Eastern Seaboard on the Fury Label under Shane Fenton name | |
| Releases a single called The Fly under the name of Jo Jo Ellis on the Fury label | |
1973 |
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| Becomes Alvin Stardust after Pete Shelly wrote Coocachoo and wants someone to record it | |
05-Oct |
My Co Ca Choo released on the Magnet Label. Alvin makews 1st TV apperance on Lift Off With Ayshea programme |
15-Nov |
1st appearance on Top of the Pops |
02-Dec |
My Coo Ca Choo reaches No. 2 in charts |
1974 |
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23-Jan |
Makes 1st live performance as Alvin Stardust at the Midem Gala at the Paris de Festival, Cannes |
01-Feb |
Jealous Mind single released |
01-Mar |
1st album The Untouchable released |
05-Mar |
Jealous Mind reaches No 1 in the charts |
12-Mar |
Uk Tour starts in Birmingham |
Apr |
Red Dress single released |
23-Aug |
You You You single released |
15-Nov |
Tell Me why single released |
29-Nov |
2nd Album 'Alvin Stardust' released |
1975 |
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24-Jan |
Good Love Can Never Die single released |
28-Feb |
Appears on TV programme Supersonic with Rod Stweart, Gary Glitter, The Bay City Rollers, status quo & Gilbert O' Sullivan |
| Sweet Cheating Rita single released | |
1976 |
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| does Green Cross Code Road Safety campain video | |
1979 |
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1980 |
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| Appears on TV's Oh Boy & Lets Rock programmes With Lulu, Shakin' Stevens, Joe Brown & Freddie Fingers Lee | |
1981 |
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| Pretend single released | |
| A wonderful Time Up There single released | |
1984 |
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| I Feel Like Buddy Holly Single released | |
| I Wont Runaway single released | |
| So Near To Christmas single released | |
1985 |
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| Got A Little Heartache single released | |
| Was the subject of This Is Your Life programme | |
| Appear on Eurovision Song contest qualifying heat with The Clock On The Wall single | |
1986 |
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| Recorded a duet with Shiela Walsh, I Hope & I Pray | |
| Appeared in Godspell | |
| Appeared in David Copperfield | |
| Appeared in Billy Butlin Story | |
2005 |
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| Played the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium. |