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Les McKeown, frontman of the Bay City Rollers, darlings of 1970s teenyboppers whose hits included Bye, Bye, Baby and Give a Little Love – obituary
Starting out from Edinburgh in the 1960s, in the following decade they conquered the world with their Scots brand of sunny bubblegum pop
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Bay City Rollers in 1974, l-r, Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Les McKeown, Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood and Eric Faulkner
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Les McKeown, who has died aged 65, was the frontman in the Bay City Rollers, the Scottish boy band who took the 1970s music world by storm with “Rollermania”; his vocals were first heard in 1974 on Remember (Sha-La-La-La), which shot to No 6 in the UK charts, heralding the start of band’s most successful period.
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Bay City Rollers legend Les McKeown dies suddenly aged 65
The singer s family announced that he passed away at his home on Tuesday of this week
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Bay City Rollers star Les McKeown s family is making arrangements for his funeral following the singer s sudden death at 65. Taking to the band s Facebook page today, they shared the sad news that he passed away in his home on Tuesday.
Les McKeown dies: Bay City Rollers legend passes away suddenly aged 65
Les McKeown s family have announced that the Bay City Rollers star died at home on Tuesday
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Bay City Roller Les McKeown dead
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Bay City Rollers star Les McKeown had died aged 65.