Les McKeown
British singer (1955-2021) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 65
Leslie Richard McKeown was a Scottish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Bay City Rollers during their most successful period in the 1970s.
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The band's original lead singer, Gordon "Nobby" Clark, decided to leave the band in 1972 after fulfilling his touring obligations and McKeown joined the band as their lead vocalist by 1973 and began to re-record his vocals on tracks including "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)" and "Saturday Night", which then became a US number 1 hit.
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Jay RobinsonAlso in The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978)
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Louise DuArtAlso in The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978)
