Bringing up the rear of the British Invasion, the Bay City Rollers came out of Scotland in the 70s and after racking up fans in the UK, arrived in America to enjoy even more adulation.

Two brothers, Alan and Derek Longmuir, decided to go from a duo to a band in the early 70s and named their new group Bay City Rollers because they wanted it to sound American. Legend has it that they threw a dart at a map of the U.S. and it landed on Bay City, Michigan—hence the name. History might have shaped up differently had that fateful dart veered off in the direction of Coxsackie or Ho-Ho-Kus.

By 1974, the band had several Top 10 hits in the UK charts, like “Remember (Sha La La)” as well as four successful albums. This led to an after-school TV show for young Brits called Shang-A-Lang, starring the Bay City Rollers. It was time to move across the pond and the band debuted on Howard Cosell’s Saturday Night Variety Show, with the foot-stomping anthem “Saturday Night.” The song went to #1 in 1976 and the Bay City Rollers followed it with more hits, like “Money Honey” and a cover of Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Want To Be With You.”

The Bay City Rollers were bona fide teen idols in the UK and the US now, complete with hordes of screaming teenage girls (and some teenage girls’ mothers) in tow. They continued to release hits in 1977-78, most notably “You Made Me Believe In Magic” and “The Way I Feel Tonight.” The band starred in yet another television show, The Bay City Rollers Show, created by producers Sid and Marty Krofft. The band performed comedy skits and their own hit songs in this children’s variety showcase.

Time waits for no teen idol and the late 70s saw a decrease in the Rollers’ popularity. They continued to record and tour for their most ardent fans, still appearing at fan club gatherings today.