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| Bay City Roller Alan Longmuir dies | Bay City Roller Alan Longmuir dies |
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| Alan Longmuir, a founding member of the Bay City Rollers, has died. | Alan Longmuir, a founding member of the Bay City Rollers, has died. |
| The Edinburgh-born musician was surrounded by his family when he died at Forth Valley Hospital in Larbert at 06:00, following a short illness. | The Edinburgh-born musician was surrounded by his family when he died at Forth Valley Hospital in Larbert at 06:00, following a short illness. |
| Mr Longmuir formed the Bay City Rollers with his brother, Derek, and went on to find huge chart success in the 1970s. | Mr Longmuir formed the Bay City Rollers with his brother, Derek, and went on to find huge chart success in the 1970s. |
| Paying tribute to the 70-year-old, his family said he would humbly describe himself as "just a plumber from Edinburgh who got lucky". | Paying tribute to the 70-year-old, his family said he would humbly describe himself as "just a plumber from Edinburgh who got lucky". |
| Frontman Les McKeown, described his friend as "the original Bay City Roller". | Frontman Les McKeown, described his friend as "the original Bay City Roller". |
| And bandmate Stuart Wood said he would "remember the good times we had for over 40 years". | And bandmate Stuart Wood said he would "remember the good times we had for over 40 years". |
| The Bay City Rollers were tartan-clad teen sensations in the UK and the US in the 1970s with hits including Bye Bye Baby and Shang-a-Lang. | The Bay City Rollers were tartan-clad teen sensations in the UK and the US in the 1970s with hits including Bye Bye Baby and Shang-a-Lang. |
| At the height of their success, they were responsible for "Rollermania" and they even had their own TV show. | At the height of their success, they were responsible for "Rollermania" and they even had their own TV show. |
| In a statement posted on Twitter, Mr Longmuir's family described him as an "extraordinary man with an extraordinary heart". | In a statement posted on Twitter, Mr Longmuir's family described him as an "extraordinary man with an extraordinary heart". |
| "He brought so much love and kindness to everyone he met, and he leaves a huge hole in our family," they added. | "He brought so much love and kindness to everyone he met, and he leaves a huge hole in our family," they added. |
| "He would humbly say he was 'just a plumber from Edinburgh who got lucky'. | "He would humbly say he was 'just a plumber from Edinburgh who got lucky'. |
| "However we were the lucky ones; the ones that were lucky enough to have Alan as part of our lives." | "However we were the lucky ones; the ones that were lucky enough to have Alan as part of our lives." |
| He died three weeks after being flown home from Mexico by air ambulance. He fell ill while on holiday with his wife, Eileen. | He died three weeks after being flown home from Mexico by air ambulance. He fell ill while on holiday with his wife, Eileen. |
| Les McKeown told the BBC News Channel that he had visited his former bandmate in hospital to offer "moral support". | |
| "Alan was a true gentleman and a brilliant musician," he said. "He was a brilliant guy, never had a bad word to say about anyone. We are all going to miss him so much. | |
| "We have been in tears...the last 48 hours have been really bad emotionally." | |
| Mr Longmuir's friend and biographer, Liam Rudden, described him on Twitter as "one of the most gentle, generous and kind-hearted people I've ever known". | Mr Longmuir's friend and biographer, Liam Rudden, described him on Twitter as "one of the most gentle, generous and kind-hearted people I've ever known". |
| He added that he "touched the lives of all he met with a smile that made them feel special". | He added that he "touched the lives of all he met with a smile that made them feel special". |
| During their career the Bay City Rollers sold 120 million records, finding success in the UK, US, Australia and Japan. | During their career the Bay City Rollers sold 120 million records, finding success in the UK, US, Australia and Japan. |
| They were mobbed by teenage girls dressed in the band's trademark wide trousers, skinny shirts and obligatory tartan. | They were mobbed by teenage girls dressed in the band's trademark wide trousers, skinny shirts and obligatory tartan. |
| But at the height of their success in 1976 - the year the group cracked the US and hit the top of the Billboard charts with Saturday Night - Longmuir quit the band. | But at the height of their success in 1976 - the year the group cracked the US and hit the top of the Billboard charts with Saturday Night - Longmuir quit the band. |
| In 2015, he told a BBC Scotland documentary that the pressure was taking its toll. | In 2015, he told a BBC Scotland documentary that the pressure was taking its toll. |
| "I was getting depressed. I couldn't take it anymore," he said. | "I was getting depressed. I couldn't take it anymore," he said. |
| The band finally split in 1978 but bitter legal battles about money dragged on for years. | The band finally split in 1978 but bitter legal battles about money dragged on for years. |
| The bass-player joined a one-off concert of the Bay City Rollers at the Edinburgh Hogmanay in 1999. | |
| He also returned to the stage in 2014 to appear in a show based on his life - And I Ran With The Gang - at the Edinburgh Fringe, which featured some of the band's biggest hits. | |
| He told BBC Scotland that he credited those shows with reigniting his love of performing, ahead of a series of reunion gigs in 2015 and 2016. | |
| And I Ran With The Gang was due to return to the festival this August. |