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В конце 60-х в Шотландии появился ансамбль "Longmuir Brothers", основанный братьями Лонгмюрами Аланом (р. 20 июня 1951; бас) и Дереком (р. 19 марта 1952; ударные). С приходом вокалиста Нобби Кларка и гитариста Джона Девайна вывеску поменяли на "Saxon", но вскоре и это название ребятам надоело, и было изменено на "Bay city rollers". Первым хитом этого состава стала обработка известной вещички Keep On Dancing", занявшая девятое место в британских чартах. Следующим достижением группы стала победа на конкурсе Евровидения с песней "Manana (Puppet on а String)". Затем начались изменения в составе. В июне 1972-го к "Bay city rollers" присоединился еще один гитарист, Эрик Фолкнер (р. 21 октября 1955). А в январе следующего года Кларка и Девайна заменили Лесли Маккеоун (р. 12 ноября 1955) и Стюарт Вуд (р. 25 февраля 1957) соответственно.
Выпустив три сереньких сингла музыканты наконец-то снова оказались в горячей английской десятке с кавером "Remember (Walking In The Sand)". И тут началось повальное увлечение британской молодежи "Роллерами". Группаштамповалахитзахитом: "Shang-A-Lang", "Summerlove Sensation", "All Of Me Loves All Of You", "Bye Bye Baby", "Give A Little Love", "Money Honey", "Love Me Like I Love You", "I Only Wanna Be With You" – всеэтипеснипобываливлучшейдесятке.
Но самое интересное заключалось в том, что в основном все вышеперечисленные композиции были кавер-версиями других коллективов. Кое-что было написано тандемом Билл Мартин – Фил Коултер (работавшими ранее с Клифом Ричардом), являвшимися также продюсерами группы. Сами же парни практически ничего не сочиняли, зато сумели создать себе классный имидж в подростковой среде. Все первые альбомы "Bay city rollers" побывали в английском Топ 10 и получили "золото", а "Rollin'" и "Once Upon A Star" занимали высшие позиции в чартах. Британию поразила роллеромания, перекинувшаяся и в некоторые европейские страны. В 1975 году "Rollers" взялись за покорение Америки. Гастроли были обставлены с большой помпой (чего только стоила аренда на все лето крупнейшего нью-йоркского стадиона на 65000 мест) и янки быстренько сдались.
Сначала композиция "Saturday Night" заняла верхнюю строчку тамошних хит-парадов, затем в лучшую американскую десятку вломились "Money Honey" и "You Made Me Believe In Magic". Следом и альбомы "Bay city rollers" обрели успех за океаном, пять из которых ("Bay City Rollers", "Rock N' Roll Love Letter", "Dedication", "It's A Game", "Greatest Hits") получили там золотой статус.
Но как довольно часто бывает вслед за успехом последовали неудачи. В 1976 году в команде начались трения, и первым из коллектива ушел Алан Лонгмюр. Его сменил Ян Митчелл (р. 22 августа 1958), но он недолго пробасил в банде и был заменен Патом Макглинном (р. 31 марта 1958). С 1977 года звезда "Bay city rollers" начала закатываться. В последний раз в этом году их альбом ("It's a game") поприсутствовал в английских чартах. В Америке, правда, команду неплохо принимали, однако отзывы в прессе не предвещали ничего хорошего. В 1978-м в группу вернулся Алан, но вскоре выразил желание уйти Маккеоун. Его заменили Дунканом Фором, после чего свалил Фолкнер, занявшийся сольной карьерой.
Фактически группа распалась, но оставшиеся музыканты еще пытались делать кое-какие поползновения. Команду реанимировали несколько раз, причем под разными вывесками типа "New rollers", "Rollers" и т.п., и даже умудрялись выпускать пластинки, но это уже было жалкое подобие былых "Bay city rollers".
Состав
Leslie McKeown - вокал
Stuart Wood - гитара
Eric Faulkner - гитара
Alan Longmuir - бас
DerekLongmuir - ударные
Дискография
Rollin' - 1974
Once Upon A Star - 1975
Wouldn't You Like It - 1975
Dedication - 1976
It's A Game - 1977
Strangers In The Wind - 1978
Elevator - 1979
Voxx - 1980
Ricochet - 1981
Breakout - 1985
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