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McKeown (centre) with "Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers", 2014. McKeown left the group in 1978 as its popularity began to decline. [6] He was replaced by South African singer Duncan Faure, who sang on three albums with them, who by now were called "The Rollers". [14] In 1982, McKeown, Alan and Derek Longmuir, Stuart Wood, Ian Mitchell, and Pat ...
On 22 September 2015, the Bay City Rollers, including McKeown, Wood, and Alan Longmuir, announced they were reforming and would play a show at the Glasgow Barrowlands on 20 December. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Eric Faulkner was unable to contribute because of health concerns, almost dying in February 2015 after contracting viral encephalitis. [ 43 ]
Les McKeown, former lead singer for the Bay City Rollers, the group that became a global phenomenon in the 1970s, died Tuesday at age 65. His family announced the death Thursday in a social media ...
The song was re-recorded for the Rollers' 1974 UK album Rollin' with lead vocals by Les McKeown, Clark's replacement. In the autumn of 1975 "Saturday Night" this version was released in the US as a single (but not in the UK), reaching number one on Billboard' s Hot 100 in the issued dated 3 January 1976 — the first number one of the United ...
Tributes have been paid to Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown after he died suddenly at the age of 65. The Scottish pop vocalist, known for his romantic lyrics and flamboyant fashion sense, was ...
Les McKeown, the singer of the Scottish '70s band Bay City Rollers, has died at the age of 65. On Thursday, McKeown's family shared the news of his death in a post on social media.
This is the discography of Scottish band Bay City Rollers. The Bay City Rollers from Prestonpans, near Edinburgh, were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'biggest group since the Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at teeny-bopper acts of the 1970s". [1] [2] During the 1970s, the Bay City Rollers achieved successes across the globe ...
Les McKeown from The Bay City Rollers; Doc Neeson and The Angels; Sharon O'Neill; David Paton from Pilot; Plastic Bertrand; The Radiators; John Schumann from Redgum; Robin Scott from M; Rick Springfield; Supernaut; John Paul Young; The concerts were hosted by Ian "Molly" Meldrum, John Paul Young and Gavin Wood.