Derek Longmuir
# 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.

## 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. 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". Despite his conviction and initially being suspended from working as a nurse, 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.

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.

## Discography

### Albums

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Rollin' | Released: October 1974 Label: Bell |
| Once Upon a Star | Released: May 1975 Label: Bell |
| Bay City Rollers | Released: September 1975 Label: Arista |
| Wouldn't You Like It? | Released: December 1975 Label: Bell |
| Rock n' Roll Love Letter | Released: March 1976 Label: Arista |
| Dedication | Released: September 1976 Label: Arista/Bell |
| It's a Game | Released: July 1977 Label: Arista |
| Strangers in the Wind | Released: 1978 Label: Arista |
| Elevator | Released: 1979 Label: Arista |
| Voxx | Released: 1980 Label: Arista |

### Live Albums

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Live in Japan | Released: 1983 Label: Teichiku |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Title | UK | AUS | AUT | BEL | CAN | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | NOR | SA | US | Certifications | Album |
| 1971 | "Keep on Dancing" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 1972 | "We Can Make Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 1972 | "Mañana" | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 1974 | "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)" | 6 | 67 | — | — | — | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver | Rollin' |
| 1974 | "Shang-a-Lang" | 2 | 28 | — | 28 | — | 41 | 16 | — | — | 10 | — | — | UK: Silver | Rollin' |
| 1974 | "Summerlove Sensation" | 3 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver | Rollin' |
| 1974 | "All of Me Loves All of You" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver | Non-album single |
| 1975 | "Bye, Bye, Baby" | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | — | 10 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 6 | — | UK: Gold | Once Upon a Star |
| 1975 | "Give a Little Love" | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | UK: Gold | Wouldn't You Like It? |
| 1975 | "Don't Stop the Music" | — | — | — | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | CAN: Gold | Wouldn't You Like It? |
| 1975 | "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 | CAN: Gold US: Gold | Bay City Rollers (North America) / Rollin' (UK/Europe) |
| 1976 | "Money Honey" | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | 9 | UK: Silver CAN: Gold | Rock n' Roll Love Letter (North America) / Dedication (UK/Europe) |
| 1976 | "Rock and Roll Love Letter" | — | 9 | — | — | 6 | 13 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 28 | | Rock n' Roll Love Letter (North America) / Dedication (UK/Europe) |
| 1976 | "I Only Want to Be with You" | 4 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 12 | UK: Silver | Dedication (North America) / Non-album single (UK/Europe) |
| 1976 | "Yesterday's Hero" | — | — | 15 | — | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | | Dedication |
| 1976 | "Dedication" | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | | Dedication |
| 1976 | "Don't Worry Baby" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dedication |
| 1977 | "It's a Game" | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 21 | — | — | — | | It's a Game |
| 1977 | "You Made Me Believe in Magic" | 34 | 36 | — | — | 5 | 25 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 10 | | It's a Game |
| 1977 | "The Way I Feel Tonight" | — | 56 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 24 | | It's a Game |
| 1977 | "Don't Let the Music Die" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | It's a Game |
| 1978 | "Where Will I Be Now" | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Strangers in the Wind |
| 1978 | "All of the World Is Falling in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Strangers in the Wind |
| 1979 | "Turn On the Radio" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Elevator |
| 1979 | "Hello and Welcome Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Elevator |
| 1980 | "God Save Rock & Roll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Voxx |
| 1981 | "Life on the Radio" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ricochet |
| 1981 | "No Doubt About It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ricochet |
| 1983 | "Piece of the Action" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Live in Japan |
