I Ran With The Gang My Life In and Out of the Bay City Rollers

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Synopsis

The Bay City Rollers were one of the brightest things to happen in the tumultuous 1970s, illuminating a dark decade marred by falling stock markets, a plummeting economy and industrial unrest. Alan Longmuir, an apprentice plumber from Edinburgh, was inspired by the Beatles to form a band. After enlisting his brother and throwing a dart at a map, they became the Bay City Rollers. In I Ran with the Gang , Alan recounts his incredible journey from the Dalry backstreets to the Hollywood hills and back again. Along the way, he punctures some of the myths and untruths that have swirled around the group, and unflinchingly tells of the acrimony and exploitation that led to the disintegration of the band. Most of all, though, Alan captures the great adventure of five young boys from Edinburgh who for a few heady years threatened to turn the whole world tartan.

Book details

Author:
Alan Longmuir, Martin Knight
ISBN:
9781912387212
Related ISBNs:
9781912147755
Publisher:
Luath Press Ltd
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-04-25
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2018
Copyright by:
Luath Press Limited 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Biographies and Memoirs, Nonfiction