Keith Richards called him “the Godfather of British Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Among the glam rock stars of the seventies he was the man with the giant Tolle. Now Alvin Stardust has died at the age of 72 years.

His career in music began in the British rock musician Alvin Stardust in 1961 as lead singer Shane Fenton & The Fentones – a now rather forgotten episode, however, that won him the recognition of Keith Richards. The Stones guitarist called Stardust “the Godfather of British Rock ‘n’ Roll”.

A star was born in London’s East End Stardust during Glamrockwelle the seventies, as the preferred occurring in black leather suit man with the giant Great with uncomplicated swaying numbers like “My Coo Ca Choo” (1973 to number two on the UK charts) and “Jealous Mind “(1974) had a few hits.

In the fall of 2014 should appear with “Alvin” his first studio album in 30 years. Meanwhile, Stardust had kept afloat among other things as a musical actor (as in “Phantom of the Opera”).

On Thursday, the musician, whose name was real name Bernard Jewry, died after a short illness at the age of 72 years. This was announced by his management.

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