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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The band's recently recorded track "Saturday Night" was re-voiced by the group's new lead singer, 17 year-old Les McKeown. (In 1975 "Saturday Night" would go on to be an no. 1 in the USA). Bay City Rollers, 1976. The band broke through the UK charts in early 1974 with the song "Remember" (also produced by Coulter and Martin).
The same year Rabbitt split up (1978), Faure joined Bay City Rollers, replacing lead singer Les McKeown. With Faure, the line-up produced three albums: Elevator (1979), Voxx (1980) and Ricochet (1981). [1] Faure left the Rollers after the release of Ricochet. Duncan moved to the United States to continue work as a recording artist.