RIP Alvin Stardust

Phil_aka_Pip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29741028

IIRC his previous stage name was Shane Fenton

Ianpdq

Fuzzdog

He was 72?  Holy crap.  I was never a fan, but it's a scary reminder of just how many musicians from that rather influential era are hovering around that sort of age now and are nearing the time when they'll shuffle off this mortal coil.

Strat_a_tat_tat

Was never a fan... but he seemed like a decent bloke... and I always respect anyone that can earn a living over a long career in the music industry.  RIP

maltingsaudio

Oh my coocachoo what a shame

Skipped

Yep.
It will be a stunner when a Beatle dies of "old age".
My money is on Ringo to be last man standing.

EricTheWeary

Ahh, sad.


Who will teach kids how to cross the road safely now?

Presumably his million pound* guitar will be sold off, see what it reaches at auction.


* he was offered this for his old acoustic which... google it.

Skipped

His Es-175 was on E-bay a couple of months ago.

Richardj

Sad day, another TOTP icon from my youth gone .

scrumhalf

Lyndsay de Paul a few weeks ago, now Alvin.

I wonder if there's a Green Cross Code where he's gone:

JAYJO

scrumhalf said:

Lyndsay de Paul a few weeks ago, now Alvin.

I wonder if there's a Green Cross Code where he's gone:

Nope but there might be some chipmonks

Phil_aka_Pip

Skipped said:

His Es-175 was on E-bay a couple of months ago.

I didn't know he had a 175. He must have had better taste than his hits might have let you think.

Hootsmon

too young man

they may have tae break that arm tae get him into the box

Skipped

I wonder which period of his career was more fun. Alvin Stardust or the earlier Shane Fenton?

mudslide73

Peanuts, rasins, wafer biscuits. RIP Alvin. 

57Deluxe

It was only a couple months or so ago watched the BBC piece on his Peggy Sue guitar... was also covered in Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2720964/The-1m-guitar-Scratched-autographs-stars-including-The-Beatles-Cliff-Richard-turn-Alvin-Stardust-s-1-instrument-gold.html

chillidoggy

I bet he'd had more than his fair share of poontang, though.

Richardj

I don't hold it against him but he did 'find faith' and became a semi regular on Songs of Praise.  Still a sad day for popular culture though.

Phil_aka_Pip

Richardj said:

I don't hold it against him but he did 'find faith' and became a semi regular on Songs of Praise.  Still a sad day for popular culture though.

I was once criticised on this very forum for drawing attention to Freddy Robinson's conversion to Islam, in a way which suggested I was having a pop at Islam. tbh I think Islam deserves it but I accept that it's not PC to say so. I wouldn't claim you are doing the same thing about Alvin Stardust's Christianity, so please don't think I'm criticising you in the same way, you are entitled to state that you don't believe what someone else does, but it seems you are of the opinion that his Christianity somehow reduces his stature but even so there's regret for his passing. This may be just because of how you phrased it. Maybe I should not have drawn attention to Freddy Robinson's Islam no matter how much I disagreed with it. 

Richardj

It absolutely wasn't a criticism of him.  Probably poorly phrased.  It was really meant to be a observation about his bad boy Alvin Stardust image I remember on TOTP and the different real person.   Each to their own if they keep it that way.

rpr

There's a good interview with him on Cherry Red tv-you tube-comes across as a pretty ok guy, just trying to make a living in the biz.

(Was gonna  post the video or a link, but for some reason it's not working for me recently- worth a google if you're interested tho)