DER BRITISCHE SÄNGER LES MCKEOWN (BAY CITY ROLLERS) IST GESTORBEN
22.04.2021 Der am 12. November 1955 in Edinburg (Schottland) geborene britische Sänger Les McKeon (Bild) ist am 20. April 2021 in London gestorben. Er war von 1973 bis 1978 Sänger der Bay City Rollers, veröffentlichte aber auch zwei Soloalben.*
Foto: Roland Rosenbauer, 2010 (Ausschnitt) - Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en - Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oldienacht-Bay_City_Rollers-9581.jpg
Former Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown dies aged 65
The Scottish pop singer fronted the Edinburgh band during their most successful period in the 1970s. They had hits with tracks like I Only Wanna Be With You, Bye Bye Baby, Shang-a-Lang and Give a Little Love.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56848233
Les McKeown, Bay City Rollers frontman, dies aged 65
McKeown, who was raised in an Edinburgh tenement block, sang the Scottish group’s UK No 1 Bye Bye Baby as well as Top 10 hits such as Shang-a-Lang and Summerlove Sensation, and led them into a phase of US success in the mid-70s.
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/22/les-mckeown-frontman-for-bay-city-rollers-dies-aged-65
A statement published on the musician's social media read: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father Leslie Richard McKeown.
Jack Aitchison
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19252534.bay-city-rollers-star-les-mckeown-dead-aged-65/
Les McKeown, Bay City Rollers Singer, Dead at 65
Vocalist featured on hits “Shang-a-Lang” and “Saturday Night”
Daniel Kreps
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/les-mckeown-bay-city-rollers-singer-dead-obit-1159950/
Ex-Frontmann der Bay City Rollers ist tot
Hits wie "Bye Bye Baby" sorgten in den Siebzigern für "Rollermania": Für ein paar Jahre zählten die Bay City Rollers zu den größten Popstars überhaupt. Nun ist ihr ehemaliger Sänger Les McKeown gestorben.
jok / dpa
Er hat gefetzt
Zum Tod von Les McKeown, Sänger der Bay City Rollers. Ein persönlicher Nachruf.
Markus Naegele
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/les-mckeown-bay-city-rollers-nachruf-1.5273774?reduced=true
Videos:
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUwW108ITzw
Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night • TopPop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BKKaKT_dtM
Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytii7-bUxuk
Bay City Rollers - You made me believe in magic 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95-NtJAJfbw
Krofft, Bay City Roller Show. Episode. Rollers Move In. 1978
Mehr:
https://www.facebook.com/LesMcKeownUK
https://www.lesmckeown.com/home.htm
https://www.discogs.com/artist/227402-Les-McKeown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_McKeown
*https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_McKeown
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