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As a result, often in the Bay City Rollers' recordings, McKeown's vocals were the only musical contributions from the band. McKeown later wrote that he was raped by Paton and that Paton provided him with Mandrax and amphetamines to help him cope with the pressures of touring. [2] [13] McKeown (centre) with "Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers", 2014
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 ...
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. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] Eric Faulkner was unable to contribute because of health concerns, almost dying in February 2015 after contracting viral encephalitis. [ 44 ]
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 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 ...
The Bay City Rollers in 1974 - Left to right: Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Les Mckeown, Stuart "Woody" Wood, Eric Faulkner [Getty Images]
Dedication is an album by the Bay City Rollers, issued in September 1976. It was the band's fourth original studio album, and the first new album to be released in the wake of their enormous worldwide success of early 1976. Founding group member Alan Longmuir had been replaced by Ian Mitchell prior to the recording sessions