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Leslie Richard McKeown was born in Broomhouse, a suburb close to the south-western city limit of Edinburgh, on 12 November 1955. [1] [2] His father, Francis, worked as a tailor and was deaf; [1] [3] his mother, Florence (née Close), was a seamstress [2] who moved to Scotland after getting married. [1]
After both McKeown's and Wood's bands were sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, McKeown mentioned in August 2020 that he would be willing to reunite with Wood again with more planning. [50] On 1 September 2020, Ian Mitchell died at the age of 62 after suffering from throat cancer. [51] On 20 April 2021, Les McKeown died aged 65. [52]
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).
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 – lead and backing vocals; Eric Faulkner – lead guitar, backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Rock 'N Roller" Ian Mitchell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Dedication" Stuart "Woody" Wood – bass, backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Rock 'N Roller" Derek Longmuir – drums, percussion, backing vocals
It's a Game is a studio album by Scottish pop singer Les McKeown, released in 1989 with four corresponding singles released.After the album, Dieter Bohlen released a cover of Blue System's song "Nobody Makes Me Crazy (Like You Do)" as a single, which did not appear on the album.