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 are one of many acts heralded as the "biggest group since the Beatles".[4]

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Bay City Rollers
Bay City Rollers in Holland in 1976
Background information
Also known as	The Saxons, The Rollers, The New Rollers
Origin	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres	Pop[1] glam rock[2] pop rock[3]
Years active	1964–1981, 1982–1987, 1990, 1996, 1999–2000, 2015–2016, 2018–present
Labels	Bell, Arista, Epic
Members	Stuart "Woody" Wood Ian Thomson Mikey Smith Jamie McGrory John McLaughlin
Past members	Neil Porteous Gregory Ellison Mike Ellison Dave Pettigrew Les McKeown Alan Longmuir Derek Longmuir Eric Faulkner Ian Mitchell Pat McGlynn Gordon Clark Keith Norman David Paton Alan Dunn Eric Manclark Billy Lyall Ray Weston Neil Henderson Archie Marr John Devine George Spencer Duncan Faure Marcus Cordock
Website	Bay City Rollers

The group's line-up had many changes over the years, but the classic roster during its peak in popularity included guitarists Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, singer Les McKeown, bassist Alan Longmuir and drummer Derek Longmuir. The current line-up (since 2018) includes original guitarist Stuart "Woody" Wood, singer Ian Thomson, bassist Mikey Smith, keyboardist/singer John McLaughlin and drummer Jamie McGrory.[5]