"There was a certain magic you only got when certain individuals got together. "Whether you liked them, loved them, hated them or fought with them as I did sometimes on their two comeback tours you could see why they had such a pull and draw. The man was a legend Scotland won't see the likes of again again. Les' reunion tours promoter Donald MacLeod also remembered him fondly, despite some chaotic moments during their time together.ĭonald said: "It's a great shame that Les has gone. Soon as they went on stage, every single seat at every single table emptied and the dancefloor filled and stayed packed through their brilliant set."Īnd overseas Canadian Todd Dammit Kerns who in Slash's band and his back up vocalist said: "Very sorry to hear of the passing of Les McKeown from my first favorite band as a wee lad the Bay City Rollers. Hosted a gig and his band were booked to close the event. Scots radio presenter Grant Stott said: "Such sad news about Les McKeown. My short broadcasting brush with him is one I still remember." Russell Grant with Les McKeown
"So very sad to think he has passed over at just 65. I was so impressed by his enthusiasm and positivity for his new project and his Bay City Rollers memories. While T'Pau star Carol Decker wrote: "So sorry to hear of the death of #lesmckeown my first serious boyfriend looked like him which got him a lot of girlfriends !! I didn’t last long !"įrank Bruno MBE also told of his memories of the band saying: " RIP Les McKeown - Bay City Rollers frontman he was part of the music scene when I was growing up & I remember tartan clad girls all screaming it was a hysteria era music wise with The Osmond's David Cassidy & Bay City Rollers seems like yesterday."Īnd telly astrologer Russell Grant recalled: "I worked with Les McKeown on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live. "A lovely guy Les who went thru loads of s**t but stayed positive." Judy Murray went backstage to meet her idols (Image: Brian Anderson/Glasgow Eyes Magazine )īroadcaster Nicky Campbell put up a copy of Shang A Lang on his Twitter and wrote: "Now this is a f**king tune.
I was disparaging about the Rollers way back but met Les latterly with Sean McCluskey. RIP Les." Judy Murray and the Bay City Rollers (Image: Tam Dean Burn also apologised for his past behaviour towards the group as he wrote: "Awful news about Les McKeown’s passing at just 65. Being Scottish made them so much bigger in my world. "They caught fire at a time when records sold by the millions, and in the BCR case by the 100s of millions.
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