Alvin Stardust Stardust, writing, recording and singing the first Stardust single, "My Coo Ca Choo", in 1973. Shelley, however, had no interest in performing live or making public appearances, so even as "My Coo Ca Choo" was climbing the charts, he was on the lookout for someone to take over the role of Alvin Stardust. Hal Carter, Jewry's manager, suggested his client as a substitute. Jewry took over as Stardust in time to lip-synch "My Coo Ca Choo" on its first "Top Of The Pops" appearance. All further Alvin Stardust records were sung by Jewry. Stardust had further chart successes with the
The Alvin Show after the show's prime time run ended and segments from the show were syndicated in the mid- and late 1960s under the package title "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (this first syndicated package consisted of the individual show segments only, including the "Alvin" and "Clyde Crashcup" cartoons and the Chipmunks musical segments, not in the form of half-hour shows). The series later was revived on NBC-TV, again promoted under the title "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (with the introductory "Alvin Show" title card cut off the beginning of the show opening) Saturday mornings between March 10, 1979 and September 1, 1979. Superstation