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Bay City Rollers
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Bay City Rollers in Holland (1976)
Background information
Also known as The Saxons, The Rollers, The New Rollers
Origin Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres Pop, glam rock, pop rock
Years active 1964–1987, 1990, 1998–2000, 2015–present
Labels Bell, Arista, Epic
Associated acts Pilot
Members
  • Stuart "Woody" Wood
  • Ian Thomson
  • Marcus Cordock
  • Jamie McGrory
Past members
  • Neil Porteous
  • Gregory Ellison
  • Mike Ellison
  • Les McKeown
  • Alan Longmuir (deceased)
  • Derek Longmuir
  • Eric Faulkner
  • Ian Mitchell (deceased)
  • Pat McGlynn
  • Gordon "Nobby" Clark
  • Keith Norman
  • David Paton
  • Eric Manclark
  • Billy Lyall (deceased)
  • Ray Weston
  • Neil Henderson
  • Jimmy Rooney
  • Archie Marr (deceased)
  • Kyle Vincent
  • John Devine
  • George Spencer
  • Duncan Faure

The Bay City Rollers are a Scottish pop rock in the 1970s. They were called the "teen sensations from Edinburgh".

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.

Images for kids

  • Bay City Rollers 1978

    The Bay City Rollers achieved international success during the 1970s

  • Bay City Rollers -yhtyeen rumpali Derek Longmuir on saapunut hotelli Hesperian edustalle - G35573 (hkm.HKMS000005-km0000nhk4)

    Drummer Derek Longmuir in Helsinki, 1978

  • Cmglee Cambridge Bay City Rollers curtain call

    Bay City Rollers performing live at the Cambridge Big Weekend festival, 2014

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