query: who was the lead singer of the bay city rollers

pos: Bay City Rollers Bay City Rollers The Bay City Rollers are a Scottish pop rock band known for their worldwide teen idol popularity in the 1970s. They have been called the "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and "the first of many acts heralded as the 'biggest group since the Beatles'". The group's line-up had many changes over the years, but the classic line-up during its heyday included guitarists Eric Faulkner and Stuart John Wood, singer Les McKeown, bassist Alan Longmuir, and drummer Derek Longmuir. The line-up in 2018 includes guitarist Stuart John Wood (Woody), singer Ian Thomson, bassist Marcus Cordock and drummer Jamie

pos: Pat McGlynn by Sonia in the British heat of the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2003, McGlynn accused former Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton of trying to rape him in a hotel room in 1977. However, the police decided there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Paton. Paton had previous arrests for sexual misconduct with underage boys. In May 2005, McGlynn and former Rollers lead singer Les McKeown were arrested and later cleared on drug charges. Pat McGlynn Patrick James "Pat" McGlynn (born 31 March 1958 in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a rhythm guitarist for the Bay City Rollers. In late 1976, McGlynn briefly

pos: Elevator (The Rollers album) was reminiscent of 1965-66 era Beatles, with "Trouser Press" even comparing the album to the Beatles' "Rubber Soul" (1965). AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five. Elevator (The Rollers album) Elevator is a 1979 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. Having replaced longtime lead singer Les McKeown with Duncan Faure, the group shortened their name to simply The Rollers, and pursued a more rocking, power-pop sound than their previous work. The album, released by Arista, was critically acclaimed but poorly received commercially. Neither the album itself or any single releases would hit the charts. The album was

pos: Elevator (The Rollers album) Elevator (The Rollers album) Elevator is a 1979 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. Having replaced longtime lead singer Les McKeown with Duncan Faure, the group shortened their name to simply The Rollers, and pursued a more rocking, power-pop sound than their previous work. The album, released by Arista, was critically acclaimed but poorly received commercially. Neither the album itself or any single releases would hit the charts. The album was reissued on CD in 2008, with no bonus cuts however. Dave Thompson of AllMusic wrote that the album featured a hard rock, AOR direction. "Billboard" felt the music

pos: Bay City Rollers in writing, the judge ruled that the statute was not applicable. Bay City Rollers The Bay City Rollers are a Scottish pop rock band known for their worldwide teen idol popularity in the 1970s. They have been called the "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and "the first of many acts heralded as the 'biggest group since the Beatles'". The group's line-up had many changes over the years, but the classic line-up during its heyday included guitarists Eric Faulkner and Stuart John Wood, singer Les McKeown, bassist Alan Longmuir, and drummer Derek Longmuir. The line-up in 2018 includes guitarist Stuart John

pos: Bay City Rollers In mid-1973, they narrowly missed the UK Singles Chart with their fourth single, "Saturday Night". By the end of 1973, Clark had become disillusioned with the band's musical direction and decided to leave just when his recording of "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)" zoomed up the charts to No. 6. He was replaced as lead singer by Les McKeown. A couple of months later, in early 1974, what became known as the classic line-up was completed when guitarist John Devine was replaced by Stuart "Woody" Wood. In late 1973, McKeown recorded lead vocals on "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)", and a lead-in to a series of

pos: Dedication (Bay City Rollers album) "Dedication" featuring a Les McKeown vocal was cut for subsequent pressings of the LP and was in fact released as a single. Singles Dedication (Bay City Rollers album) 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. Upon the switch, Mitchell was slotted as rhythm guitarist; Stuart Wood moved from rhythm guitar to

pos: It's a Game (Bay City Rollers album) a four-piece band, McGlynn's contributions apparently not making the final cut. The band would expand to a quintet again in 1978 as founding member Alan Longmuir re-joined the fold. "It's a Game" was reissued on CD with three bonus tracks in October 2007 ("Are You Cuckoo", "Dedication (Les McKeown Version)" and "The Way I Feel Tonight (single version)". Singles It's a Game (Bay City Rollers album) It's a Game is an album by the Scottish group Bay City Rollers, issued in the summer of 1977. "It's a Game" was the band's fifth original studio album, and featured production by Harry

pos: The Way I Feel Tonight The Way I Feel Tonight "The Way I Feel Tonight" is a pop ballad by the Bay City Rollers from their 1977 album "It's a Game". The tune, written by Harvey Shield, and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is a slow, dramatic ballad with a heavily orchestrated arrangement. The song was released as a 7" vinyl single in numerous territories, and had a peak position of No. 24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It was the Rollers' final charting US single, but was also their second and highest entry on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked

pos: Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song) the no. 1 spot in January 1976. It was the first "Billboard" #1 of the US Bicentennial year. The song had been re-recorded for the Rollers' 1974 UK album "Rollin'" with lead vocals by Les McKeown, Nobby's replacement. The single also reached number one on the "RPM" Canadian Singles Chart listing on 10 January 1976. This is the band's sole No. 1 hit in the United States. The song was covered by English rock band Ned's Atomic Dustbin for the Mike Myers 1993 romantic comedy film "So I Married an Axe Murderer". The song also appears on the soundtrack album.

pos: The Way I Feel Tonight at No. 16. 1. "The Way I Feel Tonight" - 3:28 2. "Love Power" - 3:35 The Way I Feel Tonight "The Way I Feel Tonight" is a pop ballad by the Bay City Rollers from their 1977 album "It's a Game". The tune, written by Harvey Shield, and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is a slow, dramatic ballad with a heavily orchestrated arrangement. The song was released as a 7" vinyl single in numerous territories, and had a peak position of No. 24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It was the Rollers' final charting US single,

pos: Where Will I Be Now it marked the Rollers' final appearance on any national music chart. 1. "Where Will I Be Now" - 3:29 2. "If You Were My Woman" - 3:13 Where Will I Be Now "Where Will I Be Now" is a pop single by the Bay City Rollers. It was the first of three singles released from their 1978 album "Strangers in the Wind". The tune, written by British songwriter Chris East and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is an uptempo song with a heavily-orchestrated disco-style arrangement. It was released as a 7" vinyl single in Japan, Germany, and the

pos: Where Will I Be Now Where Will I Be Now "Where Will I Be Now" is a pop single by the Bay City Rollers. It was the first of three singles released from their 1978 album "Strangers in the Wind". The tune, written by British songwriter Chris East and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is an uptempo song with a heavily-orchestrated disco-style arrangement. It was released as a 7" vinyl single in Japan, Germany, and the United States. "Where Will I Be Now" became a chart hit in Germany, reaching number 48. The song was the most successful single from the album, and

neg: Eric Faulkner of the Rollers for the remainder of their existence into the 1980s. He co-wrote more than half of the recorded catalogue of Rollers songs including the UK Singles Chart hits "Money Honey" and "Love Me Like I Love You". In 1976, during the Rollers heyday, Faulkner made headlines for an alleged parasuicide attempt via sleeping pill overdose. The incident was turned into a media opportunity by Bay City Rollers manager, Tam Paton who allegedly phoned the press before emergency services; Faulkner maintains the overdose was accidental and not a suicide attempt. In the 1990s, he worked as lead singer of

neg: Edinburgh The Incredible String Band, the folk duo The Corries, Wattie Buchan, lead singer and founding member of punk band The Exploited, Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage, the Bay City Rollers, The Proclaimers, Boards of Canada and Idlewild. Edinburgh is the birthplace of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who attended the city's Fettes College. Notorious criminals from Edinburgh's past include Deacon Brodie, head of a trades guild and Edinburgh city councillor by day but a burglar by night, who is said to have been the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's story, the "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll

neg: Money Honey (Bay City Rollers song) Money Honey (Bay City Rollers song) "Money Honey" is the title of a 1975 international hit single by the Bay City Rollers, taken from their album "Rock n' Roll Love Letter". The power-pop recording was issued in the US as the album's lead single in January 1976, reaching number nine on the Hot 100 in "Billboard" magazine that March. "Money Honey" was the Bay City Rollers' second US Top 10 hit. It reached number seven on the "Cash Box" chart. The follow-up single was the album's title track, "Rock and Roll Love Letter" (US No. 28). In the UK, "Money

neg: Bay City Rollers Japan in June of the same year. The band comprises Woody on guitar, Ian Thomson on lead vocals and guitar, Marcus Cordock on bass and Jamie McGrory on drums. Bassist Alan Longmuir died on 2 July 2018 after falling ill while on holiday with his wife in Mexico. His autobiography "I Ran With The Gang: My Life In and Out of The Bay City Rollers" was published posthumously in November 2018. The book was written with Martin Knight. According to the BBC, the Bay City Rollers sold 120 million records. In March 2007, six former members of the group (Faure

neg: Dedication (Bay City Rollers album) Dedication (Bay City Rollers album) 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. Upon the switch, Mitchell was slotted as rhythm guitarist; Stuart Wood moved from rhythm guitar to bass. Mitchell also provided the lead vocal for the title track. However, when he left the band later that year, a version of

neg: It's a Game (Bay City Rollers album) It's a Game (Bay City Rollers album) It's a Game is an album by the Scottish group Bay City Rollers, issued in the summer of 1977. "It's a Game" was the band's fifth original studio album, and featured production by Harry Maslin, fresh off of success with David Bowie. Despite receiving a Gold Album certification in the US, the group's popularity had waned considerably since their initial burst of fame, and this and subsequent albums would see diminishing success. In the US the track "You Made Me Believe in Magic" was issued as lead single reaching No. 10 on the

neg: Bay City Rollers on lead vocals, Kass (Karen Prosser) on vocals, Jason Medvec on guitar, Andy Boakes on bass, Mark Roberts on drums. The band toured extensively throughout the US and Canada as well as tours of the UK and Australia. This group also released an independent five-song EP titled "Party Hardy". In 1990, Stuart Wood and Alan Longmuir joined with Faulkner to tour under the Bay City Rollers name, and issued several CDs of re-recordings of the old Roller tunes. The classic line-up (minus Derek Longmuir) performed a one-off New Year's Eve millennium concert, the last official Bay City Rollers concert (1999–2000)

neg: Joe Stefanelli Joe Stefanelli Joseph Leonard Stefanelli (born September 11, 1960 in San Francisco) is an American musician and actor, of Italian descent, who is best known for performing the voice of John Lennon in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump". Stefanelli arrived into the world of entertainment in 1989, by a chance meeting through a mutual friend who asked him to sit in on some jam sessions with Duncan Faure, a former lead singer of the Bay City Rollers. Duncan had recently been in touch with Ian Mitchell and the two decided to get a band together and rehash old BCR songs.

neg: Bay City Rollers While taking a technical class at Napier College, Alan met fellow plumbing student Gregory Ellison, who joined the Saxons on electric guitar, with Pettigrew shifting to keyboards. Gregory's older brother Mike joined as a second lead singer, allowing more complex harmonies, especially useful for the Motown songs they liked to perform. The band convinced Tam Paton, a former big band leader and influential local band and club manager, to audition them at the Longmuirs' house. Paton booked them for a Thursday night at his club the Palais, then assigned them to open for the Hipple People at Top Storey. Further

neg: Bay City Rollers of the year, and the subsequent single "Give a Little Love" topped the charts in July 1975, their second No. 1 hit. Two full-length LPs were produced during this period: "Once Upon a Star" (1975) and "Wouldn't You Like It?" (1975). Faulkner and Wood undertook the majority of the songwriting duties. By this time, Bay City Roller fans had a completely distinctive style of dress, the main elements of which were calf-length tartan trousers and tartan scarves. English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe wrote a "jaundiced" (in Lowe's words) paean to the band titled "Bay City Rollers We Love You". The track

neg: Eric Faulkner Eric Faulkner Eric Faulkner (born 21 October 1953 as Eric Falconer) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band, the Bay City Rollers. Faulkner was born at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland. As a youngster he learned to play the viola and played for a time in a youth orchestra. He also plays the violin, mandolin, bass and keyboards. He attended Liberton High School, Edinburgh Faulkner joined the Bay City Rollers in 1972 as their guitarist, after a period with the group KIP (previously known as Sugar). Faulkner was a member

neg: Eric Faulkner the stage, with performances at the Heart of Hawick Music Festival in August. Eric Faulkner Eric Faulkner (born 21 October 1953 as Eric Falconer) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band, the Bay City Rollers. Faulkner was born at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland. As a youngster he learned to play the viola and played for a time in a youth orchestra. He also plays the violin, mandolin, bass and keyboards. He attended Liberton High School, Edinburgh Faulkner joined the Bay City Rollers in 1972 as their guitarist, after a

neg: Kyle Vincent Newton-John, John Denver, Melanie, and readings from the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. Also in 2007, Vincent was chosen to be the lead singer of the reformed Bay City Rollers, featuring x-Roller Ian Mitchell. The band toured the U.S. and had a month-long engagement at the Riviera in Las Vegas. Vincent left the group in November, 2008. He's also done several concerts singing lead for Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. In 2010, Vincent teamed with his longtime songwriting partner, Parthenon Huxley, and released a single, "Dirty Girl", as the duo Huxley & Vincent. The song quickly went into the Top

neg: Eric Faulkner a reformed version of the Bay City Rollers, which also featured Alan Longmuir, Stuart Wood and singer Karen "Kass" Prosser. He also toured with his own band, The Eric Faulkner Co-operative that he founded with Kass. Faulkner performed at Guilfest 2006 with 3 Men & Black, featuring Pauline Black from The Selecter. During the set, he led a tribute to the late Syd Barrett and sang "See Emily Play", as well as "Radio Heaven", a recent song he penned, and a rendition of the Bay City Rollers hit "Shang-a-Lang". Faulkner continued to perform with 3 Men & Black as a

neg: You Made Me Believe in Magic You Made Me Believe in Magic "You Made Me Believe in Magic" is the title of a 1977 international hit single by the Bay City Rollers, taken from their album "It's a Game". The recording, a mid-tempo disco-styled pop tune featuring strings and horns, had its greatest impact in North America, where it was issued as the album's lead single in May 1977 to reach number 10 on the US Hot 100 in "Billboard" magazine that August. "You Made Me Believe in Magic" was the Bay City Rollers' third US Top 10 hit; the follow-up single "The Way I Feel

neg: Give a Little Love (Bay City Rollers song) Give a Little Love (Bay City Rollers song) "Give a Little Love", by the Bay City Rollers, was a UK number-one single for three weeks in July 1975. It was written by John Goodison and Phil Wainman and produced by Wainman. It was the band's second and final UK number one, and was the 11th biggest British hit of 1975. Unlike the single version, the original UK album version (on the LP "Wouldn't You Like It") was augmented with a string section, while the US-only "Bay City Rollers" album had only the basic rhythm track and no strings. This song

neg: Kyle Vincent his lessons being sandwiched between Barbra Streisand's and Phillip Bailey's. Upon moving to L.A., Vincent worked for two years as personal assistant and driver for legendary rock n' roll producer Kim Fowley. Vincent performed on several of Fowley's recording projects, and was also a session vocalist on several other artists’ albums. Vincent was the lead singer in the seminal teen power pop band, Candy, which recorded one album, ‘’Whatever Happened To Fun...’’ on the Mercury/Polygram label, and included future Guns n Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke. The album was produced by Jimmy Ienner (Raspberries, Bay City Rollers, Eric Carmen), and featured

neg: Miki Antony have been recorded. Antony's hit records were mainly record productions and included seven with the Goodies - including "Funky Gibbon" and "The Inbetweenies". Two platinum selling LPs in Japan with Pat McGlynn (Bay City Rollers) both went to No.1 - 16 songs were written by Antony. His other credits include "Angel of the Morning" for Mary Mason (UK top 30 hit) and one other top 50 "Love Crusader" by Hot Gossip, which featured Sarah Brightman as lead singer. "I Remember Natalie" was top 20 in Germany for Vince Hill. After leaving the music industry, he had a successful career as

neg: Bay City Rollers in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. Interest was rekindled in the UK by various television documentaries about the group, and a new television-advertised compilation of greatest hits, "Very Best of the Bay City Rollers", entered the UK Albums Chart on release in 2004 at No. 11. On 22 September 2015, the Bay City Rollers, including McKeown, Stuart “Woody” Wood and Alan Longmuir announced that they were reforming and would play a show at the Glasgow Barrowlands on 20 December. On 27 February 2018, Stuart “Woody” Wood announced that the new Bay City Rollers would be performing in Tokyo,

neg: Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song) Canadian hard rock band Monster Truck covered the song for the 2017-2018 season of "Hockey Night in Canada". The 'Hey! Ho! Let's Go' chant in "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones was according to Tommy Ramone inspired by "Saturday Night". Canadian rock band Simple Plan's 2015 song "Saturday" interpolates the opening "S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night" chant from the Bay City Rollers song in several parts. Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song) "Saturday Night" is a song recorded by the Scottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers. It was written and produced by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. The tune is an upbeat pop

neg: Bay City Rollers (album) along with 1 brand new song. In addition, this album contains the US mix of "Summerlove Sensation" (a much fuller mix with strings), which finally became available on CD on the US release "Definitive Collection". Bay City Rollers (album) Bay City Rollers, released in late 1975, was the first full-length album by Scotland's Bay City Rollers to be issued in the US and Canada. The compilation, which hit No. 1 in the "RPM" Canadian album chart on 7 February 1976 and reached as high as No. 20 on the US album chart, included the US and Canadian #1 hit single

neg: Bay City Rollers (album) Bay City Rollers (album) Bay City Rollers, released in late 1975, was the first full-length album by Scotland's Bay City Rollers to be issued in the US and Canada. The compilation, which hit No. 1 in the "RPM" Canadian album chart on 7 February 1976 and reached as high as No. 20 on the US album chart, included the US and Canadian #1 hit single "Saturday Night". The LP contained tracks culled mostly from the band's first three UK-only albums: 5 songs from "Rollin"', 4 songs from "Once Upon a Star" and 1 song from "Wouldn't You Like It" –

neg: Forever and Ever (Slik song) "Forever And Ever", originally recorded by Kenny and appearing on their 1975 debut LP, "The Sound Of Super K", was recognized having hit potential if a more heavy arrangement would be added. The band to provide such was to be Slik, after the Bay City Rollers refused the song, wanting a more heavy and progressive image and instead choosing "Money Honey" as their potential UK's Christmas 1975 Number One single.<br> As well as being Slik's one and only UK number-one single, "Forever And Ever" was also the band's only top 20 hit. However, lead singer and songwriter Midge Ure went

neg: The Mighty Echoes British group Episode Six and wrote the last top ten hit for The Bay City Rollers, ""The Way I Feel Tonight"". Jon Rubin, first tenor, is also the lead singer for the 1970s power pop band The Rubinoos. Both Charlie Davis and John Lathan have a Broadway background. Former member John Hostetter was a regular on the sitcom "Murphy Brown". The Mighty Echoes The Mighty Echoes, an American a cappella doo-wop quartet from Los Angeles, California, United States, was formed backstage at the Olio Theater in Silverlake, California during the production of Harvey Shield’s 1986 musical "1284: The Pied Piper".

neg: Ian Bairnson in 1973 with former Bay City Rollers musicians David Paton and Billy Lyall in the band, Pilot, and contributed the harmony guitar parts to their hit single, "Magic". During this time with Pilot, he first collaborated with Alan Parsons, the record producer on their debut self-titled album. It was this relationship that helped incorporate most of the band's members (bassist/lead singer Paton and drummer Stuart Tosh) into the Alan Parsons Project. He played the distinctive guitar solo on the track "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" from Parsons' "I Robot" (1977) album. As a guitarist, he has been featured

neg: Bay City Rollers time it made the relevant records, not on the income stream resulting from a revival over thirty years later," In March 2011, a New York judge determined that the Bay City Rollers can move forward with their four-year-old lawsuit against Arista Records, who themselves had denied responsibility for the majority of the royalties, claiming that the New York statute of limitations, which limits plaintiffs from recovering damages past six years in contract disputes, bars the Rollers' claims for royalties incurred prior to 2001. However, since the Rollers were able to show that Arista had continued to promise them their royalties

neg: Boogiest Band In Town popular local band, who played throughout Scotland. Salvation had one more member, Kevin McGinlay, brother of bassist Jim McGinlay, who left to follow a solo career in 1974; and without him, the band changed their name to Slik and signed a contract with Bay City Rollers' songwriters, Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. Martin & Coulter had just recently split with the Bay City Rollers and were looking for another Rollers type band. They struck big beginning with the second single, "Forever And Ever". At the time of this single however, the band had another look, very different from the baseball

neg: Bay City Rollers McGrory. In 1964, a trio called the Ambassadors was formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, by 16-year-old Alan Longmuir on acoustic guitar, his younger brother Derek Longmuir on drums, and their older cousin Neil Porteous on acoustic guitar. The group never performed publicly under this name, just a family wedding where they covered "Wake Up Little Susie". They changed their name to the Saxons, and Derek invited his schoolfriend, Gordon "Nobby" Clark, to be the lead singer. Porteous moved from acoustic to electric guitar, and Alan Longmuir followed suit by changing to electric bass. The Saxons played occasional dance hall concerts while

neg: Bay City Rollers discography Bay City Rollers discography This is the discography of Scottish band Bay City Rollers. The "British Hit Singles & Albums" noted that they were "the tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'biggest group since the Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at teeny-bopper acts of the 1970s". During the 1970s, the Bay City Rollers achieved successes across the globe throughout Europe, Asia, Australasia and North America. The band continued touring and recording into the early 1980s with much less commercial success before going on hiatus in 1987. The band have reformed

neg: Midge Ure the music scene as Midge Ure. The band performed covers as house band in the Glasgow discothèque Clouds. The band also comprised Billy McIsaac on keyboards and Kenny Hyslop on drums. In April 1974, Kevin McGinlay left to pursue a solo career, so Ure assumed vocals in addition to his guitar duties. In November 1974, the band changed its name to Slik, with Bay City Rollers writers Bill Martin and Phil Coulter providing songs. In 1975 Ure turned down an offer to be the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, stating that he felt at the time that Malcolm McLaren

neg: Tim Moore (singer-songwriter) Jones, Maxine Nightingale, and Cliff Richard; "Rock and Roll Love Letter" by the Bay City Rollers and The Records; "Charmer" by Etta James; "I Think I Want to Possess You" by Maxine Nightingale; "Aviation Man" by Jimmy Witherspoon; "I Got Lost Tonight" by Clifford T. Ward; and "That's the Way I See You/Yes/It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" by Richie Havens. Tim Moore (singer-songwriter) Tim Moore is an American pop singer and songwriter who recorded during the 1970s and 1980s. Moore's songs were praised by critics, but his own success was limited. He remains best known for songs re-recorded by

neg: The Krofft Superstar Hour The Krofft Superstar Hour The Krofft Superstar Hour is a Saturday morning children's variety show, produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. After eight episodes, the show was renamed The Bay City Rollers Show. It aired for one season from September 9, 1978 to January 27, 1979 on NBC. The show is essentially a reworking of "The Krofft Supershow", replacing the fictitious band "Kaptain Kool and the Kongs" with the real life Bay City Rollers. Just as on the previous show, the Rollers would perform comedy skits and musical numbers, and introduce the live action segments. The Bay City Rollers' segment

neg: Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song) Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song) "Saturday Night" is a song recorded by the Scottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers. It was written and produced by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. The tune is an upbeat pop rock number with a memorable hook, in which the word "Saturday" is spelled out in a rhythmic, enthusiastic chant. The original version of the song was recorded and released in the UK in 1973, but did not hit the charts. The original version was sung by Nobby Clark. At the end of 1975, Saturday Night was released In America and it hit

neg: Give a Little Love (Bay City Rollers song) was not released as a single in the United States, and therefore failed to chart. Their follow-up hit a few months later, however, "Saturday Night," reached No. 1 in the United States and Canada, but was not re-released in the UK after having failed to chart in 1973. Give a Little Love (Bay City Rollers song) "Give a Little Love", by the Bay City Rollers, was a UK number-one single for three weeks in July 1975. It was written by John Goodison and Phil Wainman and produced by Wainman. It was the band's second and final UK number one, and

neg: Money Honey (Bay City Rollers song) Honey" was released in November 1975 and reached number three, becoming the group's ninth Top 10 single. Outside the US, "Money Honey" was yet a bigger hit, such as in Australia (No. 3) and in Ireland (No 4). The song enjoyed its greatest international popularity in Canada, where it spent one week at number one, and ranks as the 22nd greatest hit of 1976. 1. "Money Honey" - 3:17 2. "Maryanne" - 2:48 Money Honey (Bay City Rollers song) "Money Honey" is the title of a 1975 international hit single by the Bay City Rollers, taken from their album "Rock

neg: Rollin' (Bay City Rollers album) Rollin' (Bay City Rollers album) Rollin', released in 1974, was the first full-length album by Scotland's Bay City Rollers. The album included three British chart hits ("Remember", "Shang-a-Lang", "Summerlove Sensation") and the debut of "Saturday Night", never a British hit yet a No. 1 smash in America later. While the album itself was not issued in America, several of the songs would later appear on the band's self-titled 1975 US debut. A 2004 CD reissue on Bell included four bonus tracks: "Are You Ready for That Rock and Roll" (the original B-side of the "Shang-A-Lang" single); "Bringing Back the Good

neg: I Only Want to Be with You Want to Be with You" for their 1976 album "Dedication" in June and July 1976 at Soundstage Studio in Toronto with producer Jimmy Ienner. "Dedication" was the first Bay City Rollers recorded under the auspices of Arista Records, and it was Arista president Clive Davis who suggested that the group remake "I Only Want to Be with You." Jimmy Ienner was chosen by Davis to produce the Bay City Rollers on the basis of Ienner's work with the Raspberries. In the US "I Only Want to Be with You" was issued as advance single from "Dedication" in August 1976: that

neg: Bay City, Michigan Hall. The Bay County Library System includes two public libraries located in Bay City. The official Bay City flag is blue with the city logo on it. It has been changed from the original design. The Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival is held annually in September. The festival features a mix of independent films with live indie music. The Bay City Rollers, a Scottish band, was named after this city after the band randomly threw a dart at a map. The entertainer Madonna, who was born in Bay City, referred to her birthplace as "a little, smelly town

neg: Bay City Rollers discography in many guises during the 1990s-present, and performed various nostalgic concerts. The band have released various successful compilation albums including the UK top 20 hits "The Very Best of" in 2004 and "Greatest Hits" in 2010. Both albums were top 3 hits in their native Scotland. Bay City Rollers discography This is the discography of Scottish band Bay City Rollers. The "British Hit Singles & Albums" noted that they were "the tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'biggest group since the Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at teeny-bopper acts of

neg: Bay City Rollers agreed on the name the Bay City Rollers. Short-term members from this period included bassist David Paton (from 1969 to 1970) and keyboardist Billy Lyall (1969–71), who went on to be founding members of another Edinburgh band, Pilot. After signing with Bell Records, the band's first hit was "Keep On Dancing" (UK No. 9, 1971), a cover of a 1965 hit by the Gentrys. Upon this release's success, they made appearances on BBC One's "Top of the Pops". Several non-charting singles were released over the following two years. This period saw the addition of long term member guitarist Eric Faulkner.

neg: Strangers in the Wind Strangers in the Wind Strangers in the Wind is a 1978 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. It was the group's sixth original studio album, and second consecutive disc to feature the production work of Harry Maslin, who produced hits for Air Supply. Early 1978 had seen a reunion of the Rollers' most successful line-up as bassist Alan Longmuir, a founding member, re-joined the band after a two-year hiatus, now on rhythm guitar. The group timed the release of their new album to coincide with their very own network television series, "The Krofft Superstar Hour Starring the Bay City

neg: Bay City Rollers of 1978, the band had split with McKeown, then fired manager Tam Paton shortly after, and decided to continue in a more new wave, rock-oriented sound. Their name was now the Rollers. South African-born Duncan Faure joined the band as new lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. With Faure, the line-up produced three albums: "Elevator" (1979), "Voxx" (1980) and "Ricochet" (1981). Following the expiry of the band's Arista contract, neither of the releases sold as well as expected, and they stopped touring by late 1981. Thirty-five years after its release, "The Federalist" described "Ricochet" as a pop rock masterpiece, demonstrating a

neg: It's a Game (Bay City Rollers album) Feel Tonight", was issued as a second single in the US where it marked the Bay City Rollers' final Hot 100 appearance peaking at No. 24; outside the US "The Way I Feel Tonight" was the third single off the album charting in Australia (No. 56) and New Zealand (No. 38). Guitarist Ian Mitchell, present on the "Dedication" LP, had quit the band in late 1976, to be replaced by Pat McGlynn. McGlynn toured with the group and participated in initial sessions for "It's a Game", but was soon dismissed from the band. The finished product showed the Rollers as

neg: Please Stay (Burt Bacharach song) Kessler on percussion and Ed Shaughnessy and Gary Chester on drums. The song was covered by The Cryin' Shames (1966, UK No. 26), Lulu ("Melody Fair" album, 1970), The Bay City Rollers (1974), Jonathan Butler (1975, SA No. 2) Elvis Costello on "Kojak Variety" (1995), Marc Almond (2001) and Zoot Money, who also changed the lyrics. Aaron Neville covered it on his 1991 album "Warm My Heart". Jamaican singer Lascelles Perkins recorded a reggae version of the song in 1969 for producer Lloyd Daley, and in 1971 Slim Smith, as "Keith", revived it for Bunny Lee. Peter Kember recorded the

neg: Eric Faulkner support act on their 2006 concert tour. In 2007, Faulkner continued as a solo artist and appeared at the Glastonbury Festival as a protest singer in support of British politician Tony Benn. It was arranged for him to end his performance by introducing Tony Benn on the Left Field stage under the banner "Another World is Possible". Faulkner and the five other former Bay City Rollers members filed a lawsuit in 2007 against Arista Records, which alleged a breach of contract for unpaid royalties. For many years, he also performed all the old favourite Roller tunes as Eric Faulkner's Bay

neg: Let's Pretend (Raspberries song) Nash. "Let's Pretend" was included on the "Raspberries Pop Art Live" CD set from their reunion concert recording, November 26, 2004, at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, released August 18, 2017. "Let's Pretend" was covered by the Bay City Rollers in 1976 on their album, "Dedication." It was also done by Joey Travolta on his 1978 eponymous debut LP. Let's Pretend (Raspberries song) "Let's Pretend" is a hit single by Raspberries, released in March 1973. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. It was the second single release from their second

neg: Len Boone Friend Dahmer" (2017) and "Humor Me" (2017). His song, “I’ve Got to Have You” performed by Julian, is played in season 1, episode 4 of "Insatiable" (Netflix). Len Boone Len Boone (a.k.a. Leonard Boone C Coleman II) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was a singer/songwriter for Chrysalis Records and Love-Zager Productions and many of his songs charted on "Billboard". While still an intern at Chrysalis, he wrote the international hit single “You Made Me Believe in Magic” (Arista Records) for the album "It’s a Game" by the Scottish Pop band, the Bay City Rollers. In 1977, the

neg: Len Boone Len Boone Len Boone (a.k.a. Leonard Boone C Coleman II) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was a singer/songwriter for Chrysalis Records and Love-Zager Productions and many of his songs charted on "Billboard". While still an intern at Chrysalis, he wrote the international hit single “You Made Me Believe in Magic” (Arista Records) for the album "It’s a Game" by the Scottish Pop band, the Bay City Rollers. In 1977, the song reached number 10 on the US Hot 100 in "Billboard" magazine and number 7 on the "Cash Box" Top 100 charts. In Canada, “You Made Me

neg: Power pop punk." Music journalist John M. Borack also stated in his 2007 book "Shake Some Action – The Ultimate Guide to Power Pop" that the label is often applied to varied groups and artists with "blissful indifference," noting its use in connection with Britney Spears, Green Day, the Bay City Rollers and Def Leppard. Power pop has also drawn criticism and ill-repute, as music critic Ken Sharp wrote, it is "the Rodney Dangerfield of rock 'n' roll. ... the direct updating of the most revered artists—the Who, the Beach Boys, the Beatles—yet it gets no respect." In 1996, singer-songwriter Tommy Keene

neg: Rollin' (Bay City Rollers album) Times" (B-side of "Summerlove Sensation"); "Bye Bye Barbara" (B-side of "Remember"); and "Hey C.B." (B-side of "Saturday Night"). Strange, then, that it didn't include the original single versions of "Saturday Night" and "Remember" as well, which both featured different (first) lead vocalist Nobby Clark. And yet another credible contender for an extra track would be the US single and album version of "Summerlove Sensation" (w/strings) – not to mention final Martin/Coulter-penned 45 "All of Me Loves All of You"/"The Bump", which, however, appearead as an extra material on the "Once Upon a Star" CD issue. Musicians Production Rollin' (Bay City

neg: Texas Rock For Country Rollers Texas Rock For Country Rollers Texas Rock For Country Rollers is the third album by American country-music singer Doug Sahm. Sahm composed for the album seven original songs, while covers constituted the rest of the album. It was released by ABC-Dot in 1976. The album was recorded at SugarHill Recording Studios, in Houston, Texas. The session was produced by Huey P. Meaux and engineered by Mickey Moody. Meaux financed the costs with the success of his Freddy Fender recordings. In addition to vocals, Sahm contributed to the album by playing the lead guitar, fiddle and piano. The backup band consisted

neg: Alan Longmuir Alan Longmuir Alan Longmuir (20 June 1948 – 2 July 2018) was a Scottish musician and a founding member of the 1970s pop group, the Bay City Rollers. He played the bass guitar in the band whilst his younger brother Derek Longmuir was drummer. Longmuir was born at Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion Hospital, Edinburgh. His father was an undertaker. A member of a musical family, he formed his first band at the age of 17, with his brother Derek and two others. They changed their name and line-up to become the Bay City Rollers. Until their career took off, he

neg: Billy Lyall AIDS-related causes in 1989, aged 36. Bay City Rollers' manager Tam Paton later said that Lyall was gay. Billy Lyall William "Billy" Lyall (26 March 1953 – 1 December 1989) was a Scottish musician. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lyall was a keyboard player, vocalist and occasional flautist with Pilot, and an early member of the Bay City Rollers. He was keyboard player for Dollar between 1978 & 1982, and also contributed to The Alan Parsons Project with fellow Pilot members. He left Pilot in early 1976 and released a solo album, "Solo Casting" later that year. He also contributed string

neg: Ulster Young Militants scarves and flash of tartan they wore on their denim jackets. The tartan was said to commemorate the 1971 Scottish soldiers' killings by the Provisional IRA. Author Ian S. Wood has also suggested that the fashion may have been inspired by the Bay City Rollers although it has been noted elsewhere that the Bay City Rollers did not take off until 1974 (by which time the Tartan Gangs were well established) and the band's following tended more towards the teenage girl market. The main activities of the Tartan Gangs were the intimidation of Roman Catholic families in loyalist areas of

neg: Windy City Rollers the 2016 Madison Division 1 Playoff, Windy City opened the weekend with a victory over Ohio Roller Derby, but then dropped their remaining games to Gotham, Team United Roller Derby and hosts Mad Rollin' Dolls to finish in eighth place. At the 2017 Division 1 Playoff in Seattle, Windy City lost their opening game to 2×4 Roller Derby 178-135, and also lost their consolation round game to Tampa Bay Derby 222-150 to finish out of the medals. Windy City Rollers Windy City Rollers is a women's flat-track roller derby league located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Juanna Rumbel (Elizabeth Gomez)

neg: Rosetta Stone (1970s band) Rosetta Stone (1970s band) Rosetta Stone were a Northern Irish pop rock band from Downpatrick Northern Ireland, which included the ex-guitarist of the Bay City Rollers, Ian Mitchell. The group released two albums and one EP before dissolving in 1984. The genesis of Rosetta Stone came in 1973, as childhood friends Mitchell, Terry McKee, Damian McKee, and Colin McKee (not the footballer Colin McKee) formed a band called Young City Stars. They played local clubs and dance halls, often opening concerts for the Bay City Rollers with their sound engineer Brian Herron. In early 1976, Mitchell left the Young City

neg: Bay City Rollers on 10 January 1976. The "Bay City Rollers" (1975) album (North American release only) hit No. 1 in the same chart on 7 February. A second North American hit came with "Money Honey", written by Faulkner, which hit No. 9 in the US. In Canada, it fared better, following its predecessor to the top, and giving them their second No. 1 in the "RPM" national singles chart on 13 March 1976. The North America/Japan release album "Rock n' Roll Love Letter" (1976) jumped from No. 25 to the top position in a single week in Canada, deposing their own "Bay

neg: It's a Game (Bay City Rollers album) Magic" was released as a second single in the territories where the "It's a Game" single had been a hit, with "You Made Me Believe in Magic" proving significantly less popular than the precedent single, the relevant peaks for "You Made Me Believe in Magic" being Australia – No. 36, Germany – No. 25, New Zealand – No. 39 and the UK – No. 34, with no chart placing in Austria, Ireland or Switzerland. "You Made Me Believe in Magic" marked the Bay City Rollers' final UK chart appearance. Another track off the "It's a Game" album: "The Way I

neg: It's a Game (Bay City Rollers album) Hot 100 in "Billboard" in August 1977. Outside the US the track "It's a Game", which had originally been a single in 1973 for British group String Driven Thing, was the usual first single off its parent album with Top Ten status achieved in Australia (#9), Austria (#9), Germany (#4), Ireland (#6) and Switzerland (#6) also reaching No. 21 in New Zealand and No. 16 in the UK; in the UK "It's a Game" was the twelfth Bay City Rollers chart hit and the first single of that twelve to peak below the Top Ten. "You Made Me Believe in

neg: Bill Martin (musician) Ever". Martin is the only Scottish songwriter to pen four UK number one hits for four different acts. There were also numerous Top 10 hits including the Bay City Rollers' "Shang-A-Lang", "Fancy Pants" by the glam rock band Kenny, "Requiem" by the Scottish pop group Slik, and "Surround Yourself with Sorrow" by Cilla Black. In 1975, Martin and Coulter were joint recipients of an Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter of the Year'. The Bay City Rollers had a No. 1 hit in 1976 in the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart with "Saturday Night", a song that was not released as

neg: Foo Fighters Nirvana singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain was a major influence on his songwriting. Grohl said, "Through Kurt, I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down". Foo Fighters also utilized the technique of shifting between quiet verses and loud choruses, which Grohl said was influenced by the members of Nirvana "liking The Knack, Bay City Rollers, Beatles, and ABBA as much as we liked Flipper and Black Flag, I suppose". Writing and recording songs for the first Foo Fighters album by himself, Grohl wrote the guitar riffs to be as rhythmic as possible. He approached the guitar

neg: David Paton David Paton David Paton (born 29 October 1949, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish bassist, guitarist and singer. He grew up in the south-eastern suburb of Gilmerton, Edinburgh, where he attended Liberton High School. His first band was called The Beachcombers and they signed a recording contract in 1968 with CBS Records. They changed their name for The Boots and published their first single, "The Animal In Me". This was soon followed by "Keep Your Lovelight Burning", but after about two years, the band split because of money problems in 1970. He then replaced a guitarist in the Bay City Rollers,

neg: Bay City Rollers was made by Arista Records (the record company that evolved from Bell) to launch the Rollers in North America. New Arista head Clive Davis was instrumental in grooming and overseeing the project. His work paid off, as in late 1975, the Rollers reached No. 1 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 with "Saturday Night", the song that had missed the UK chart completely two years earlier. The Rollers gave the track their American debut via a satellite-link performance on "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell". In Canada, it fared equally well, hitting No. 1 on the "RPM" national singles chart

neg: Rock n' Roll Love Letter their previous album "Bay City Rollers" from the top slot. In the US, it went as high as No. 31 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. Two singles from the disc made Billboard's Top 40: "Money Honey", which reached No. 1 in Canada and peaked at No. 9 in the US; and "Rock and Roll Love Letter", peaking at No. 6 in Canada (12 June 1976) and No. 28 in the US. This album was finally released on CD (along with "Bay City Rollers") as a 2 LP On 1-CD set in 2011, by Wounded Bird Records. Rock n' Roll Love

neg: Jolley & Swain boy. He was arrested again in 2003 by Surrey police officers as part of Operation Arundel, after detectives investigated historic allegations of sexual abuse against young boys dating back to the 1970s. TV presenter and actor Matthew Kelly, singer-songwriter, record producer and pop mogul Jonathan King, and former Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton were also arrested as part of the operation. Swain is now head A&R Consultant for Universal Records International. Jolley & Swain Steven Nicholas Jolley (born April 1950) and Tony Swain (born 20 January 1952, London, England) were a successful pop musician, songwriting and record production duo

neg: Roller derby in Australia Rollers). and Hervey Bay Rollerz There are various leagues in WA. Western Australia Roller Derby (WARD), North West Roller Derby (NWRD), the Bunbury Roller Derby, Margaret River Roller Derby, Perth Roller Derby, Dread Pirate Rollers(DPR), and Perth Mens Derby(PMD), Swan City Derby(SCD), Perth Junior Roller Derby(PJRD), Albany Roller Derby League(ARDC) and Geraldton Roller Derby. Adelaide Roller Derby (ADRD), Murder City Roller Girls (MCRG), Light City Roller Derby (LCD) (Co-ed league) and Lil' Adelaide Rollers (LAR) (Co-ed junior league) are four roller derby leagues based in Adelaide, South Australia. Roller derby is played in Tasmania, with two leagues based in Hobart,

neg: Bay City Rollers over their being excluded from the case against Arista records. Clark, Mitchell and McGlynn were seeking to have their rights determined and are also seeking financial damages against the other Bay City Rollers for alleged breach of contract. In 2013 a judge in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the three due to the statute of frauds, which establishes that certain agreements must be in writing under certain conditions, with the appellate judge ruling, "A claim for unjust enrichment must be based on the value of plaintiffs' contribution to the joint effort of the band at the

neg: Shang-a-Lang (song) held off from the number 1 position by another nostalgic track: "Sugar Baby Love" by The Rubettes. "Shang-a-Lang" would be the first Bay City Rollers single released in Canada where the group would soon become massively popular: however the original "Shang-a-Lang" was expediently covered by Montreal-based session group Tinker's Moon () whose version charted at #23 in Canada: the Tinker's Moon version also gave "Shang-a-Lang" what attention the song would receive in the US reaching number 111 on the "Record World" Singles Chart 101 - 150. Shang-a-Lang (song) "Shang-a-Lang" is a song from the Bay City Rollers 1974 debut album

neg: Joe Matera 2016. In July–August, Matera embarked on his 4th European tour to support the new compilation album. In June–July 2017, Matera was the support act for the Bay City Rollers at their two Melbourne shows. The EP, "Heart of Stone", was released in September by RVPrecords, along with the title track as a single. Matera undertook his fifth European tour in October to promote the release. In 2018, Matera joined the Sweden-based rock band Rough Rockers, while also releasing the EP "Waiting for the Sun" later in the year. Joe Matera Joe Matera is an Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and rock journalist.

neg: Strangers in the Wind October 2007 ("All of the World Is Falling in Love (single version)"). Strangers in the Wind Strangers in the Wind is a 1978 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. It was the group's sixth original studio album, and second consecutive disc to feature the production work of Harry Maslin, who produced hits for Air Supply. Early 1978 had seen a reunion of the Rollers' most successful line-up as bassist Alan Longmuir, a founding member, re-joined the band after a two-year hiatus, now on rhythm guitar. The group timed the release of their new album to coincide with their very

neg: Voxx (album) "Rollerworld". Production was credited to "Ricky Fender", an alias of Eric Faulkner, with Peter Ker credited for the two "Elevator" tracks. "Voxx" was the Rollers' final LP for Arista Records, and was released only in Germany and Japan. A CD edition has been issued in Japan and in the UK. Voxx (album) Voxx is a 1980 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. It was the second of three LPs the group issued as The Rollers. The disc featured an unlikely hodgepodge of songs culled from various sources. Two tracks ("Soho" and "The Hero") were unused tunes from the "Elevator"

neg: The Starjets Teen Idols the Bay City Rollers and aggressive punk rockers Stiff Little Fingers. Because of their clean-cut, boys-next-door image, sugary songs, and amiable persona, they were sometimes even tagged the "Bay City Rollers of punk". The group secured a major record label recording contract with Epic Records; they were signed by Muff Winwood. They released a number of singles in 1979, with their only chart hit being "War Stories" b/w "Do the Push", which peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart. The A-side is a celebration of World War II comic book stories, such as those of Sgt.

neg: Bay City Rollers gigs followed. More successful now, the Saxons moved out of the Longmuirs' back room to practice in Hermiston at a church. They played a couple of contemporary Kinks numbers but favoured American songs, including a new one: "C.C. Rider" by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. Desiring a better name for the band, they settled on "Rollers", but needed a more powerful American-sounding term in front of that. They threw a dart at a map of the United States, landing first on Arkansas, which did not meet anyone's approval, then throwing again to land near Bay City, Michigan. The band

neg: I Only Want to Be with You UK chart run holding at number 4 for 4 weeks – as opposed to the Bay City Rollers remake's one week chart peak – with the original's Top 50 tenure of 18 weeks being twice as long as the remake's. Conversely in the US the Bay City Rollers' remake had a "Billboard" Hot 100 tenure of 15 weeks while the Springfield original had maintained a Hot 100 presence for 10 weeks in total. (Comparisons between the chart impact of singles issued in distinct time periods should be considered imprecise, the methodology behind both the UK and US chart rankings having

neg: I Only Want to Be with You Believe in Magic", did afford the group a final Top Ten hit. Issued in the UK as a non-album single on 3 September 1976, "I Only Wanna Be with You" – so entitled – reached number 4 UK, affording the Bay City Rollers' a tenth and final Top Ten hit. It's noteworthy that the US and UK chart peaks of the Bay City Rollers' 1976 remake of "I Only Want to Be with You" exactly match the US and UK chart peaks achieved in 1964 by the Dusty Springfield original. However the Springfield original version had had a significantly stronger

neg: Tim Moore (singer-songwriter) U.S., "Rock and Roll Love Letter", a hit for the Bay City Rollers a year later. Moore's guitar playing on this song caught the attention of Keith Richards, guitarist for the Rolling Stones. They became friends and Moore spent two weeks in rehearsals with the Rolling Stones and Peter Tosh at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock. Moore's third album, "White Shadows", was recorded in Los Angeles with more polished production and a group of seasoned musicians, such as Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers, Jeff Porcaro of Toto, Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles, and Bill Payne of Little Feat. The

neg: Bay City Rollers was "carefully sculpted" to be poor enough to get Lowe out of a recording contract with United Artists, but the strategy backfired. UA issued the record as by the Tartan Horde, which was the name given to Rollers fans in England, and it became a substantial hit in Japan. Lowe was obliged to record a follow-up song called "Rollers Show", which did not meet with the same commercial success. This follow-up song was included on the US release of Lowe's first album, "Pure Pop for Now People". As the group's popularity swelled to superstardom in the UK, a concerted effort

neg: Bay City Rollers doors. They would do anything... to get into that television studio. There's 200 kids bashing on the door and a total eclipse of the sun occurred. I'd never seen one. On this day we all stopped in the studio and the Rollers went up on the roof. We stood out there and watched the flowers close up and all the automatic street lighting come on. It was chilling, the most fantastic thing you'd ever see. Downstairs the kids never turned around, staring into the plexiglas waiting to see the Rollers come out of the studio, go down the corridor and

neg: David Ryder Prangley Bay City Rollers guitarist Eric Faulkner. He has also performed as bass guitarist with Adam Ant, LIVAN, Angie Bowie and Peter Murphy. Ryder Prangley has directed two music videos for former Flesh For Lulu singer Nick Marsh's 'A Universe Between Us' album, written and recorded the music for the short film 'Annabelle's Tea Party' and collaborated on a comic book ('Vampire Deluxe') with New York artist Lawrence Gullo. In April 2012 he produced the second EP by London art rock band Partly Faithful called 'The Beehive' The EP features vocals from former Screaming Banshee Aircrew frontman Ed Banshee and Savages

neg: Anton Barbeau Anton Barbeau Anton Barbeau is an American psychedelic singer-songwriter and producer from Sacramento, California. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, synthesizers, and Mellotron. Barbeau is known for combining surreal lyrics with pop melodies and has been described as being in the songwriting tradition of Robyn Hitchcock, Syd Barrett, XTC, and The Beatles. He has shared stages with artists like Hitchcock, Julian Cope, The Bevis Frond, Weezer, Mono, and a reformed Bay City Rollers. His first CD, "The Horse's Tongue", a collection of songs that had appeared on a number of self-released cassettes. "The Horse's Tongue" won

neg: I Only Want to Be with You I Only Want to Be with You "I Only Want to Be with You" is a rock and roll song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. The debut solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz, "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles chart in January 1964. Three remakes of the song have been UK chart hits, the first two by the Bay City Rollers (1976) and the Tourists (1979) matching the number 4 peak of the Dusty Springfield original, while the 1989 remake by

neg: Eric Sage piano with Terry Trotter. Eric also appeared in a few films, most notably as the Guitar Salesman in Wayne’s World. Eric Sage Eric Sage is a Canadian-American singer, tennis player, actor and a member of The Bay City Rollers. Formerly known as Eric Crabb, he changed his name in 2009 to Eric Sage. Under that name, he produced and recorded two solo albums, "Redeem My Heart" and "Ain’t No Rock Stars Anymore". Eric Sage trained and played with the likes of Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, and Stefan Edberg at the world-famous Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida. He received

neg: Eric Sage Eric Sage Eric Sage is a Canadian-American singer, tennis player, actor and a member of The Bay City Rollers. Formerly known as Eric Crabb, he changed his name in 2009 to Eric Sage. Under that name, he produced and recorded two solo albums, "Redeem My Heart" and "Ain’t No Rock Stars Anymore". Eric Sage trained and played with the likes of Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, and Stefan Edberg at the world-famous Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida. He received a tennis scholarship to San Diego State University and then traveled worldwide playing on the professional tour for four years

neg: Jesus of Cool the original UK album; the live version of "Heart of the City" was replaced with a studio version that had been released as the b-side of Lowe's "So It Goes" single on Stiff Records; and "Rollers Show," a song originally released by Lowe in 1977 as a United Artists novelty single under the name Tartan Horde (a follow-up to their single "Bay City Rollers We Love You"), was added. The songs are also in a different order than the UK version. "Jesus of Cool" has been highly acclaimed by critics. In February 2008, it was reissued in an expanded, deluxe

neg: Bay City Rollers City Rollers" (1975) album at No. 1 on the national chart on 27 March 1976, but only managed to achieve the No. 31 spot on the US "Billboard" chart. They were also extremely popular in Australia. One example of their popularity, was put into the book about "Countdown" – the Australian TV music show which ran from 1974 - 1987. Their 1976 appearance on Countdown coincided with a total eclipse of the sun. Director Ted Emery recalls; "(there)... were thousands of kids done up in tartan pants that didn't reach the top of their shoes, constantly bashing on the plexiglas

neg: World5 the United States and Europe. The members had all settled in different locations and countries, but began writing songs together through Skype in 2011. Founder members are Don Bruner, from San Diego, California, on keyboards and lead vocals. Bruner had previously penned "In My Wildest Dreams" by Ruckus in 2000, and opened for groups including ZZ Top, Bay City Rollers, and Herman's Hermits. Roland Childs from San Francisco, California on bass, drummer Raimund Breitfeld contributes from Gothenburg, Sweden, Stephan Goessl began playing saxophone in Munich, Germany, and Steffen Goeres contributes guitars and trumpet from Wellington, New Zealand. They were discovered

neg: San Francisco Sound of the character of the San Francisco Sound, while yet retaining some of its original Texas flavor, Mother Earth, fronted by female lead singer Tracy Nelson, who relocated to the Bay Area from Nashville, and the Electric Flag, bringing Chicago blues to the Bay Area care of former Paul Butterfield Blues Band guitarist Mike Bloomfield. Steve Miller (who formed the Steve Miller Band) was from Wisconsin, by way of Chicago and New York City while bandmate Boz Scaggs originally called Texas home. The San Francisco bands' music was everything that AM-radio pop music wasn't. Their performances contrasted with the "standard