Bay City Rollers
The Bay City Rollers are a Scottish pop rock in the 1970s. They were called the "teen sensations from Edinburgh".[4]
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| Also known as | The Saxons, The Rollers, The New Rollers |
| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Pop,[1] glam rock,[2] pop rock[3] |
| Years active | 1964–1987, 1990, 1998–2000, 2015–present |
| Labels | Bell, Arista, Epic |
| Associated acts | Pilot |
| Website | https://www.thebaycityrollers.co.uk |
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The group's line-up had many changes over the years, but the classic line-up were guitarists Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, singer Les McKeown, bassist Alan Longmuir, and drummer Derek Longmuir.[5]
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Bay City Rollers performing in Helsinki, Finland, in 1978
Drummer Derek Longmuir in Helsinki, 1978
Bay City Rollers performing in Edmonton, Canada, 2013
Bay City Rollers performing at the Cambridge Big Weekend Festival in July 2014
Lead singer Les McKeown (pictured in 2010), died on 20 April 2021
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References
- ↑ Ian Brown. From Tartan to Tartanry: Scottish Culture, History and Myth: Scottish Culture, History and Myth (26 November 2010)Edinburgh University Press. p. 201–. ISBN 978-0-7486-4449-0.
- ↑ Mark Johnson. Seditious Theology: Punk and the Ministry of Jesus (1 April 2016)Routledge. p. 13–. ISBN 978-1-317-05785-7.
- ↑ Bay City Rollers - Biography & History - AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums (2006). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 45. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ BAY CITY ROLLERS - OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Thebaycityrollers.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
