Original Bay City Rollers singer to release Christmas record with Scottish West End star
Nobby Clark and Jeff Leyton duet on One In A Million
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THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF THE BAY CITY ROLLERS, NOBBY CLARK, TEAMS UP WITH SCOTTISH LES MISERABLES STAR, JEFF LEYTON, TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE, ONE IN A MILLION
A founding member of the Bay City Rollers and the band’s original singer, Nobby Clark has teamed up with Edinburgh West End musical theatre star, Jeff Leyton, to release One In A Million, an beautifully heart-tugging song paying tribute to mothers everywhere.
The two legendary Edinburgh musicians dreamed up the idea of duetting together after meeting at a dinner show in the Capital’s Dine restaurant.
Explaining how the single came about, Nobby says: “I met Jeff Leyton when I was invited to one of his live shows at Dine in Edinburgh. We kept in touch and discovered we both had something in common - we grew up in Edinburgh and had similar stories to tell.
“Jeff asked if I would be interested in doing a duet and recording one of my songs that he had heard on the internet with him, but I said I would write something new and came up with a song that meant something to us both.
“The lyrics are about my mum, Irene, who was an Accounts Clerk, and I wrote parts of the song that related to Jeff’s mum and, in fact, the song could relate to anyone who’s lost their mother and will always love and miss her.”
Jeff Leyton adds, “Two Edinburgh lads from different music backgrounds coming together in a duet, seemed like a brilliant idea to me, especially when life for the both of us has been like a roller coaster, in the respect of our careers.
“Nobby suggested a song that reminded me of my mother, standing at the window, probably washing the dishes, while I was outside playing with my pals.
“That picture came into my mind instantly the minute I read the words, and filled me with memories; my mother shouting over the balcony.
“Teresa was my mother’s name and she was full of good advice, that I didn’t appreciate until now.”
One In A Million will be released on Tuesday 6 December via download and streaming services including iTunes, AppleMusic, Spotify, Napster, BoomPlay, YouTube, TikTok, AmazonMusic, Pandora, Deezer, Tidal and many more.
NOBBY CLARK - BIOGRAPHY
Edinburgh-born Gordon Fraser Clark, best known as Nobby, is the original singer and a founding member of the Bay City Rollers who performed lead vocals on the band’s early hits, Keep On Dancing, Manana, Remember and Saturday Night.
Leaving the band in 1974 to pursue a solo career as a writer/performer, Nobby released the singles, Steady Love and Shake it Down.
In 1980 he composed the score for the French film, The Big Sky, before managing a recording studio in Edinburgh producing artists such as Billy McKenzie of The Associates and Simple Minds.
Nobby has just produced and completed a new album called Shoulder the Sky and his autobiography The Lost Roller is currently available from Amazon.
JEFF LEYTON - BIOGRAPHY
Best known for his visceral portrayal of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, a role he played more than any other performer in the show’s history over a 14 year period.
During 2020, Jeff was amazed when a lockdown duet of The Confrontation from Les Miserables that he recorded with Hollywood star Russell Crowe went viral.
Jeff has also starred as Old Deuteronomy in Cat's on London’s West End and appeared on stage with names such as Barbara Dickson, Dame Judi Dench, Julia McKenzie, Jonathan Pryce, Dora Bryan, Dame Edna Everage, Dame Diana Rigg, Elaine Paige, Robert Lindsay and Michael Barrymore.
A Variety Club of Great Britain Best Male Vocalist Award winner, in 2013 Jeff discovered he had a celebrity fan in Cher, when the singer Tweeted that, ‘God must have gazed down’ on him and ‘touched his lips, saying here my son, this is my gift to you.”
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Nobby Clark
Nobby Clark and mum Irene
Nobby Clark in his Bay City Rollers’ days
Jeff Leyton
Jeff Leyton with mum Teresa
Jeff Leyton as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables
