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
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Drummer Derek Longmuir in Helsinki, 1978
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Bay City Rollers performing in Edmonton, Canada, 2013
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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
References
- ↑ Ian Brown (26 November 2010). From Tartan to Tartanry: Scottish Culture, History and Myth: Scottish Culture, History and Myth. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 201–. ISBN 978-0-7486-4449-0.
- ↑ Mark Johnson (1 April 2016). Seditious Theology: Punk and the Ministry of Jesus. Routledge. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-1-317-05785-7.
- ↑ "Bay City Rollers - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 45. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "BAY CITY ROLLERS - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Thebaycityrollers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
