Bay City Rollers
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Bay City Rollers

The Bay City Rollers came out of Edinburgh in the mid-1970s. Their song 'Bye Bye Baby' became a hit, and their concerts drew crowds of screaming fans. That...

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Bay City Rollers and the brief, loud burst of Rollermania

A Scottish pop group whose mid-70s hits defined a teenage frenzy.

If you want the pure, fizzy rush of it, put on 'Bye Bye Baby'. For something a little more wistful, there's 'Another Rainy Day In New York City'.

For a couple years in the mid-70s, you couldn't escape 'Bye Bye Baby' or 'Saturday Night' on the radio. Those songs soundtracked what newspapers called Rollermania, the screaming crowds, the tartan scarves, the whole teen-idol spectacle. It was a specific, noisy moment in pop, and the Rollers were right in the middle of it.

They came out of Edinburgh around 1974 and had a quick run of hits like 'Once Upon a Star' and 'Dedication'. By 1978, Alan Longmuir was gone and the mania had quieted down, though those early songs kept playing on oldies stations.

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The Bay City Rollers came out of Edinburgh in the mid-1970s. Their song 'Bye Bye Baby' became a hit, and their concerts drew crowds of screaming fans. That period was sometimes called Rollermania.

Their second album was 'Once Upon a Star' in 1975. The next year they released 'Dedication', which had 'Bye Bye Baby' on it. Other songs from around that time include 'Saturday Night' and 'Another Rainy Day In New York City'.

There were lineup changes and internal problems later on. Alan Longmuir left in 1978. The group's popularity faded after that, but those early hits still turn up on oldies radio.

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