Original Bay City Roller dead after house blaze

An original member of the Bay City Rollers has died after a fire in his home.

It has been reported that Archie Marr, 66, the band’s keyboard player when they had their first hit Keep on Dancing, was found dead last month in his capital home.

The news comes just weeks after the tragic death of Rollers guitarist Alan Longmuir.

Archie’s brother David, said: “Archie was a real character and loved by everyone who came into contact with him. He was in a local band Tandem in the 1960s, who were successful, then Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton recruited him. He appeared with the band on Top of The Pops.

“Archie enjoyed the adulation but he didn’t enjoy the constant travelling. There were no private jets in those days – only 12-hour journeys in vans to all parts of Britain.

“Archie was a bit of a homeboy and loved being in Edinburgh and near his family. He really didn’t have the hunger to be a success in the music industry.”