GOLDEN HOUR: FEBRUARY 1975

Glitter Band, Queen, Alvin Stardust, Stevie Wonder, The Carpenters and more.

Talking to Alvin Stardust and some NINE O'CLOCK NEWS

Alvin Stardust in conversation with Johnnie Walker Not The Nine O'Clock News Sketch 70s montage

Artist Watch:Alvin Stardust

ALVIN DIED OF CANCER AGED 72 IN OCTOBER 2014


Born in 1942 in London as Bernard William Jewrey and in the 1960s had a stage name of Shane Fenton, as the lead singer of the group called Shane Fenton died just before a BBC pop programme. So Alvin ,who was also a group member took on the name to keep the TV show going ahead.
It was in the 70s music that Alvin Stardust became a glam rock star, but although his first hit "My Coo Ca  Choo".

The record was a hit in the charts and Alvin had to go on Top of the Pops to sing the song, but he was aware he did not really have an image. The night before recoding he needed to dye his hair, but over did it so much, that his hair was so black, that the dye kept running  down his face. So he put on side burns to hide the mess. The next problem was that his hands were so black from the dye and would not wash off in time.

GREATEST HITS : 1973

The greatest hits of 1973 featuring tracks by Slade, Sweet, T Rex, Diana Ross, David Bowie, The Carpenters, Gilbert O'Sullivan, The Osmonds, Alvin Stardust, Marie Osmond, Elton John, David Cassidy, Donny Osmond and more...

Richard Harrison in 1973

GLAM ROCK : 3

*Please note that this playlist contains 2 songs by Gary Glitter - tracks 3 & 18* A non-stop playlist of twenty-three Glam Rock hits of the 70's, including tracks by Slade, Gary Glitter, The Sweet, Roxy Music, The Glitter Band, David Bowie, T-Rex, Mud, Pilot, Alvin Stardust, Suzi Quatro, Wizzard, and more.

Talking to Alvin Stardust and some NINE OCLOCK NEWS

Alvin Stardust in conversation with Johnnie Walker
More about Alvin Stardust https://hits-of-the-70s.blogspot.com/2011/03/artist-watchalvin-stardust.html

Not The Nine O'Clock News Sketch which was a BBC sketch show that launched Rowan Atkinson in the late 1970s.

70s montage including ABBA,, ABC NEWS about Vietnam,Harold Wilson talking to David Dimbleby,Fatty Bum Bum by Carl Malcom, bbc news theme, Upstairs Downstairs theme,. President Carter talking. Shaft by Issac Hayes and BBC1 closedown

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