Derek Longmuir
Derek Longmuir (born 19 March 1951, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish former drummer and a founding member of the pop group Bay City Rollers. His elder brother Alan Longmuir played bass guitar in the group.
Derek Longmuir | |
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 Longmuir (middle) with the Bay City Rollers in 1976. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 19 March 1951 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, nurse |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1964-1981 |
| Formerly of | Bay City Rollers |
Biography
Bay City Rollers
He formed the Bay City Rollers in 1964, with his brother Alan (1948-2018). After signing to a record company in 1971, the Rollers would become one of the biggest acts of the 1970s. He appeared on each of the band's nine studio albums through to 1981. He retired from the music industry in the early 1980s and trained as a nurse working at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Arrest
In 2000, Longmuir was sentenced to 300 hours of community service after admitting to possessing child pornography.[1] Despite his guilty plea, he maintained that the offending materials did not belong to him but were left behind by an acquaintance. Longmuir said he pleaded guilty in hope of avoiding a "media circus".[2] Despite his conviction and initially being suspended from working as a nurse,[3] the conduct committee of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) decided to give him a caution and allowed him to continue working as a nurse.[2]
In an interview in the Sunday Herald on 7 May 2000, Longmuir's foster son, Jorge Loureiro, said that Longmuir was innocent and had been framed by an obsessed American fan he had befriended, with discs having been sent to his home anonymously days before he was arrested.[4]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Rollin' |
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| Once Upon a Star |
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| Bay City Rollers |
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| Wouldn't You Like It? |
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| Rock n' Roll Love Letter |
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| Dedication |
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| It's a Game |
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| Strangers in the Wind |
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| Elevator |
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| Voxx |
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Live Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Live in Japan |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| UK | AUS | AUT | BEL | CAN | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | NOR | SA | US | ||||
| 1971 | "Keep on Dancing" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 1972 | "We Can Make Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mañana" | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)" | 6 | 67 | — | — | — | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Rollin' |
| "Shang-a-Lang" | 2 | 28 | — | 28 | — | 41 | 16 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
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| "Summerlove Sensation" | 3 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "All of Me Loves All of You" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single | |
| 1975 | "Bye, Bye, Baby" | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | — | 10 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 6 | — |
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Once Upon a Star |
| "Give a Little Love" | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
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Wouldn't You Like It? | |
| "Don't Stop the Music" | — | — | — | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Love Me Like I Love You" | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1976 | "Saturday Night" | — | 45 | — | 5 | 1 | 10 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 16 | 1 |
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Bay City Rollers (North America) /
Rollin' (UK/Europe) |
| "Money Honey" | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | 9 |
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Rock n' Roll Love Letter (North America) /
Dedication (UK/Europe) | |
| "Rock and Roll Love Letter" | — | 9 | — | — | 6 | 13 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 28 | |||
| "I Only Want to Be with You" | 4 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 12 |
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Dedication (North America) /
Non-album single (UK/Europe) | |
| "Yesterday's Hero" | — | — | 15 | — | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | Dedication | ||
| "Dedication" | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |||
| "Don't Worry Baby" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "It's a Game" | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 21 | — | — | — | It's a Game | |
| "You Made Me Believe in Magic" | 34 | 36 | — | — | 5 | 25 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 10 | |||
| "The Way I Feel Tonight" | — | 56 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 24 | |||
| "Don't Let the Music Die" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Where Will I Be Now" | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strangers in the Wind | |
| "All of the World Is Falling in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "Turn On the Radio" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Elevator | |
| "Hello and Welcome Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "God Save Rock & Roll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Voxx | |
| 1981 | "Life on the Radio" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ricochet | |
| "No Doubt About It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "Piece of the Action" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live in Japan | |
References
- "Former Roller sentenced for child porn". BBC News. 24 March 2000. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- "Former Roller can continue nursing". BBC News. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- "Ex-star on porn charge sentenced". The Guardian. 24 March 2000.
- "Former Roller was framed on porn charges says foster son". Sunday Herald. 7 May 2000. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
Bibliography
- Stambler, Irwin, Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock & Soul. 1974. St. Martin's Press, Inc., New York, N.Y. ISBN 0-312-25025-8.
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