Shang-A-Lang by Les Mckeown

Shang-A-Lang by Les Mckeown

SHANG-A-LANG is the long-awaited personal story of the rise and fall of the Bay City Rollers.A no-holds barred account of Rollermania and beyond, the book provides a candid insight into the less savoury aspects of the music industry. In 1973, at the age of 18, Les McKeown became the lead singer of the Bay City Rollers, at that stage a one-hit-wonder pop group on the verge of giving up. His charismatic personality transformed the Rollers into an international super-group. Over the next few years, they consistently reached No.1 all over the world, selling an estimated 300 million records and gaining a massive following. McKeown was the catalyst for the worldwide mass hysteria not witnessed since the days of Beatlemania. By 1975 he was the most adored man on the planet. Four years later, he was all washed up, homeless and penniless after quitting the Rollers. SHANG-A-LANG reveals the fascinating story of the lad from the back streets of Edinburgh whose dream came true, and how that dream was shattered. It tells the truth about the scandalous behaviour of the boy band marketed as squeaky clean, the wrangles that led to Les leaving the band, and traces his subsequent solo career. Les McKeown's life has been one of contrasting extremes: immense wealth followed by near destitution; mass adoration on the one hand and contempt on the other. He lived in a world where fantasy and reality come together and it is sometimes hard to distinguish one from the other.

Les McKeown was the frontman in the Bay City Rollers between 1973 and 1978. He still performs today in his own right and is also a DJ. Before becoming a full-time author, Elaine Elliot was a marketing consultant, and has known and worked with Les McKeown for many years,

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ISBN 13	9781840186512
ISBN 10	1840186518
Titel	Shang-A-Lang
Autor	Les Mckeown
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2003-10-09
Seitenanzahl	228
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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