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Bay City Rollers Frontman Les McKeown Dead at 65 Published Apr 22, 2021 Les McKeown — the singer who led Bay City Rollers through their most successful period — has died. Today his family made the sad announcement, explaining McKeown died suddenly at his home on Tuesday (April 20). He was 65. McKeown led the Scottish pop band through their '70s peak, being the voice behind such hits as "I Only Wanna Be With You," "Bye Bye Baby," "Shang-a-Lang" and "Give a Little Love." "It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father Leslie Richard McKeown," his f...

Les McKeown dead at 65: Bay City Rollers singer dies suddenly as bandmates pay tribute Latest Updated: Apr 22 2021, 16:33 ET BAY City Rollers frontman Les McKeown has died at 65, the band announced today. He died suddenly at home on April 20, with the group paying tribute to the former heart-throb. 11 Les McKeown died on April 20 at home, the band confirmed today They wrote in a statement: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father Leslie Richard McKeown. "Leslie died suddenly at home on Tuesday April 20, 2021. "We are currently making arrangeme...

“We are currently making arrangements for his funeral and ask for privacy after the shock of our profound loss. Thank you. Keiko and Jubei McKeown.” McKeown was born in Edinburgh to Irish parents and joined the Bay City Rollers in late 1973, replacing founding lead singer Gordon “Nobby” Clark, who had become disillusioned with the band’s musical direction.His arrival coincided with the Bay City Rollers’ ascent to fame and McKeown remained lead vocalist until 1978, appearing on Top Of The Pops on a number of occasions. A message on the band’s Facebook page said: “We are s...

Bay City Rollers' Les McKeown tributes pour in from Judy Murray and Wet Wet Wet Singer Les passed away suddenly on Tuesday aged 65, leaving Bay City Roller fans around the world in distress. Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest celeb gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox each week with our Showbiz newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subs...

“We are currently making arrangements for his funeral and ask for privacy after the shock of our profound loss. Thank you. Keiko and Jubei McKeown.” McKeown was born in Edinburgh to Irish parents and joined the Bay City Rollers in late 1973, replacing founding lead singer Gordon “Nobby” Clark, who had become disillusioned with the band’s musical direction. His arrival coincided with the Bay City Rollers’ ascent to fame and McKeown remained lead vocalist until 1978, appearing on Top Of The Pops on a number of occasions. A message on the band’s Facebook page said: “We are sadden...