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Bay City Rollers is tagged as: 70s, pop, classic rock, rock, scottish

The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop/rock band of the 1970s. Their youthful, clean-cut image, distinct styling featuring tartan-trimmed outfits, and cheery, sing-along pop hits helped the group become among the most popular musical acts of their time. For a relatively brief but fervent period (nicknamed “Rollermania”), they were a worldwide sensation.
Bassist Alan Longmuir, his younger brother Derek Longmuir, a drummer, along with school mate, lead singer Gordon “Nobby” Clark founded the group in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1967, as The Saxons. Shortly afterwards, seeking a less English-sounding moniker, they chose a new name allegedly by throwing a dart at a map of the United States. The dart landed on the map in the state of Arkansas, but since “Arkansas Rollers” did not sound quite right, and might also lead to problems with pronunciation, they tried again and this time the dart landed near the community of Bay City, Michigan.
The Bay City Rollers were managed from early on by the imposing and controversial Tam Paton, himself a former big band leader. Paton was notorious for his rigid control over all aspects of the band’s career, including the shuffling in and out of group members at a very high rate. Short term members from this...
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Top 10 Bay City Rollers Songs
Bye Bye Baby
Saturday Night
I Only Want To Be With You
Shang-A-Lang
Give A Little Love
You Made Me Believe In Magic
Money Honey
Summerlove Sensation
It's A Game
I Only Wanna Be With You
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Top 10 Bay City Rollers Albums
Rollin'
The Definitive 70's
Greatest Hits
Absolute Rollers
Bay City Rollers: The Definitive Collection
The Definitive Collection
Bay City Rollers
Shang-A-Lang
Dedication
Once Upon A Star
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