"Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Eric Faulkner, Stuart ""Woody"" Wood and Les McKeown were collectively known as what band from 1974 to 1976?"
Bay City Rollers UK chart hits. 16-year-old Stuart Wood completed the "classic five" line up in February 1974 a week after the band had debuted the "Remember" single on "Top of the Pops" (in which John Devine had mimed the piano part), and by early 1975, the band were well on their way to achieving global success. The "classic five" line up consisted of Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Stuart Woody Wood, Eric Faulkner and Les McKeown. Beginning with "Remember" (UK No. 6), the Rollers' popularity exploded, and they released a string of hits on the UK chart. Following in succession were "Shang-a-Lang" (UK
Alan Longmuir worked as a plumber. In 1976, at the height of the band's popularity, Alan Longmuir left and was replaced by rhythm guitarist Ian Mitchell, a man ten years his junior, who would in turn make way for Pat McGlynn. Tam Paton, then the group's manager, alleged that Longmuir had tried to commit suicide. Paton's own conduct was later revealed as a contributory factor in the unhappiness of some band members. Longmuir returned to the group in 1978 following McGlynn's departure, and thereafter switched between bass guitar, rhythm guitar and keyboards. He also played piano accordion. Longmuir was married twice, first