Shang-a-Lang. Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby (HQ) Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love (HQ) Bay City Rollers Album & Song Chart History. Bay City Rollers. Les McKeown - BCR. Bay City Rollers After joining the Bay City Rollers in November 1973, the band, with Les McKeown on lead vocals, shot to superstardom.
"Remember", the Rollers' first single with Les McKeown's vocals, shot up the UK charts to No. 6 and was quickly followed by "Shang-A-Lang", "Summerlove Sensation" and "All Of Me Loves All Of You" all hitting the Top Five. "Bye Bye Baby" was their first UK Number One in May 1975 followed by "Give A Little Love" in July. Their first US single, "Saturday Night", went straight to the top number 1 spot of the Billboard charts, and their first British album, "Rollin'" was the first debut album to top the number 1 position in the charts. Unofficial Absolute Bay City Rollers website. Bay City Rollers. The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band whose popularity was highest in the 1970s.
The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "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".[1] For a relatively brief but fervent period (nicknamed "Rollermania"), they were worldwide teen idols. The group's line-up featured numerous changes over the years, but the classic line-up during its heyday included guitarists Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, singer Les McKeown, bassist Alan Longmuir, and drummer Derek Longmuir.[2] History[edit] Early days: formation–1973[edit]