Les McKeown, lead singer and frontman of the Bay City Rollers, dies
Les McKeown, far left, with the Bay City Rollers in New York in 1976.
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Les McKeown, the former lead singer of the 1970s Scottish pop sensation Bay City Rollers, has died at his home in London, his family announced Thursday.
A statement from his family posted on social media said: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father Leslie Richard McKeown.” The Scottish singer died Tuesday at age 65, it added.
Formed at the end of the 1960s, the Bay City Rollers enjoyed huge success in Britain and abroad with their tartan outfits and pop tunes like “Bye Bye Baby,” “Shang-a-Lang” and “Give a Little Love.” They had a fanatical teen following and sold more than 100 million records. Some in the British media called them the “biggest group since the Beatles.”
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