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Do you remember the Seventies sensation the Bay City Rollers?
The bubblegum band was all over TV. See if you can guess the shows!
Rollermania swept across America in the mid-Seventies. No, we are not talking about skating. The Bay City Rollers were sold as the biggest thing since the Beatles — and for a time, the band seemed as big with teens.
The glam stomp and sugary choruses of the Rollers delighted listeners raised on the Brady Bunch but not quite ready for KISS. It helped that the boys sported a lot of plaid and big hair. Plaid and hair were everywhere in the 1970s.
Let's see how well you remember this delightful pop group.
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The Bay City Rollers came from which country?
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Which two TV characters do you spot in this shot?
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Who is the character in the middle of the Rollers here?
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The Rollers sped to No. 1 on the Billboard pop charts in January 1976 with which smash song?
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Two members of the Bay City Rollers went on to form the band Pilot. What was the name of their huge Top 10 hit in 1974?
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'The Bay City Rollers Show' aired on Saturday mornings in 1978–79 on NBC. What was the ORIGINAL name of this show?
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Who is the TV host in the middle of the Rollers here?
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Who is the host with Rollers in this television appearance?
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Before they were the Bay City Rollers, the band was named after a group of historic people. What were they called?
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On October 4, 1975, the Bay City Rollers made their debut on Howard Cosell's variety TV show. What was the name of his show?
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To chose their band name, the guys threw a dart at a map. It landed near "Bay City." Where is Bay City located?
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Do you remember the Seventies sensation the Bay City Rollers?
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10/11
I am a BCR fan and us fans have never abandoned them. We have fan events and this weekend it is Bay City Roller day in Bay City, Michigan. I will be traveling to Scotland for the Roller Show Party weekend to meet up with my BCR friends from the USA, Japan, Holland, Germany, Australia and other countries around the world. We are a big family and talk to each other all the time thanks to technology. We even have a weekly radio show in Scotland that we listen to every Friday at 3 p.m. E.S.T. in the USA. It is Steve Mac and the Rollermania Radio show of 3 hours of BCR music. He plays our BCR requests and shout outs to our BCR family around the world. The radio show can be listened to at https://www.forthvalleyradio.co.uk/
Great Band...
Did great.
Seems I remember a popular poster with them on roller skates, was at my best friends house, so saw it like every day ....
I actually liked this band when I was younger. Also the Hudson Brothers.
ugliest worst haircut boybands ever
It’s funny how I so wanted to dislike them as a kid because of my older sister and female cousins screaming over them in their “Tiger Beat” magazine, but today as soon as I hear “S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y” come on the radio now I just smile and turn it up.
9/11, not bad.
Other than "Saturday Night," I don't remember the Bay City Rollers having much more than short-lived popularity. Of course, in the mid 1970's, I was merely a wisp of a child.
10/11 I missed S A T U R D A Y Night ( with Howard Cosell )
10/11. Suddenly feel the need to cover everything with plaid.
10 outta 11. I better know my Bay City Rollers trivia, after all my older sister had every record, magazine, poster etc. Her room was a shrine to them with every inch of wall covered with their faces and their music playing all day, every day.
He's actually 6'5, 6'9 with the afro.
IM VERY SAD ABOUT IAN LEAVING HE WAS TOO YOUNG TOO GO SO SOON I WILL MISS HIM I IMAGINE HE IS WITH ALAN NOW REST IN PEACE IAN I WILL LOVE THE BRCS FOREVER SHALOM PEACE AMORE
9/11; missed 9 and 10. Never saw Howard Cosell's show and did not know the group's original name. I am surprised that ABC got away with using the name SNL for Howard Cosell's show since that was a show on NBC on Saturday late nights.
9/11 So did earlier members of BCR leave to form Pilot? The way it's worded doesn't make sense.
I agree, I thought “Magic” from Pilot was a little before or around the same time as BCR.
One member, David Paton, was the lead vocalist for Pilot. “Magic,” on which David sang lead, was produced by his future boss Alan Parsons.
sat night live with Howard Cosell?!?!?
Really?
What? Didn't NBC raise a stink about that?
The only one I got wrong...
I AM Thee #1 Who Fan:)
Really?
What? Didn't NBC raise a stink about that?
The only one I got wrong...
I AM Thee #1 Who Fan:)
cant believe i got 10, that band was so lame.just goes to show what one hit song can do for you,dont remember a second
They had a hit with I Only Want to be With You. A cover of Dusty Springfield.
"Money Honey" and "You made me believe in Magic" (not to be confused with "Magic" by Pilot) were also top 10 hits for them..
Just went and listen to those 2 songs, may have been hits, but horrible songs.
9/11. Wasn't a big fan, but I certainly remember them.
10/11 Remember them well, fav song is "You made me believe in magic", it's on my playlist.