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So sorry to hear about the death of Alvin Stardust today.

His debut hit was “My Coo Ca Choo” in 1973. Stardust had other 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

He took part in A Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1985, with the song “The Clock on the Wall”.

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 musical Cricket.

He 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.

His single “I Feel Like Buddy Holly”, written and produced by Mike Batt reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart, in 1984.

News This Week
1984 – “Baby Fae” receives a heart transplant from a baboon. (sadly died 21 days later)
1986 – The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
1988 – Ronald Reagan decides to tear down the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of Soviet listening devices in the building structure.

BIRTHS
1981 – Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer
1982 – Nicola Adams, English boxer
1984 – Kelly Osbourne, singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Wayne Rooney, English footballer

SONGS PLAYED
Janet Jackson – What Have You Done For Me Lately
Rufus and Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory
Coldcut feat Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On
Erasure – Stop!
Roxette – The Look
Bee Gees – You Win Again
Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel
Steve Winwood – Higher Love
Go West – Don’t Look Down
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
Spandau Ballet- Gold
Alvin Stardust – I Feel Like Buddy Holly
Eurythmics – Here Comes the Rain Again
Wham – Freedom
Nik Kershaw – The Riddle
Flah and the Pan – Waiting for a Train
Prince – Purple Rain
Tina Turner – We Don’t Need Another Hero
Alison Moyet – Love Resurrection
Thompson Twins – You Take Me Up
Madness – Driving In My Car
Imagination – Just an Illusion
Brother Beyond – The Harder I Try
ABBA – The Winner Takes It All

I’m having a night off on the 30th, so see you on the 6th Nov for more GREAT 80’s!