Stage name (for men) or Chaba (Chebba) for women. Both Arabic words mean "young" (e.g. as in Cheb Khaled, or "Young Khaled"). Some performers take a series of different stage names. The British pop singer successful in the 1970s as Alvin Stardust previously went by the stage name of "Shane Fenton" in the 1960s. He had been born "Bernard William Jewry". Some performers will use different names in different settings. Charles Thompson, singer-songwriter for the alternative band the Pixies, was known in that band as "Black Francis". He was called "Frank Black" as a solo performer, and again called "Black Francis" in
Alvin Feldman Alvin Feldman Alvin “Al” Lindbergh Feldman (December 14, 1927 - August 9, 1981) was an airline executive and mechanical engineer. He was the president and chief executive of Frontier Airlines (1950–1986) for nine years before taking over as president at Continental Airlines. He was a strong supporter of airline unions and airline deregulation. Under his leadership, Frontier airlines grew into a well-managed and profitable company. Feldman was born in New York City in 1927. He was given his middle name, Lindbergh, after Charles Lindbergh’s famous Paris flight in the same year. He attended Cornell University and graduated with a Bachelor