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McKeown's mother, Florence Close McKeown, was born in Banbridge, Northern Ireland [7] and died on 24 December 2002. [8] Florence's mother died from a miscarriage when Florence was ten years old, something that Les said she still talked about daily until she herself died. [ 8 ]
McKeown was born in Edinburgh to Irish parents and joined the Bay City Rollers in late 1973, replacing founding lead singer Gordon “Nobby” Clark, who had become disillusioned with the band’s ...
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 ...
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.
In 2019, Les McKeown accused Wood of "exaggerating" his friendship the death of Alan Longmuir to promote shows Wood was performing at. [11] Wood remains active with the Bay City Rollers and released their new single "Keep On Rollin" August 2024 with a new album to follow. Wood is the only original member of Bay City Rollers in the current ...
Longmuir was born to Duncan and Georgina Longmuir. [4] His father, Duncan was an undertaker. [4] Derek and his older brother Alan Longmuir both went to Tynecastle High School, and left school at age fifteen [3] in 1966. [4]