• Roll with it: The Bay City Rollers were made up of (from left) Derek Longmuir, Alan Longmuir, Les McKeown (in back), Ian Mitchell and Stewart Wood. Here the group takes part in the launch of an anti-smoking campaign in a file photo from 1975. Lead singer McKeown passed away on April 20. | REUTERS
    Roll with it: The Bay City Rollers were made up of (from left) Derek Longmuir, Alan Longmuir, Les McKeown (in back), Ian Mitchell and Stewart Wood. Here the group takes part in the launch of an anti-smoking campaign in a file photo from 1975. Lead singer McKeown passed away on April 20. | REUTERS

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London – Les McKeown, the lead singer of the pop band The Bay City Rollers, whose catchy songs and tartan-heavy outfits made them famous among teenagers around the world in the 1970s, has died aged 65, his family said Thursday.

The announcement was made via the singer’s Instagram account, which said he “died suddenly at home” on April 20.

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