Pilot

Scottish pop group, formed in Edinburgh in 1973 by two former members (David Paton & Billy Lyall) of the early Bay City Rollers. Their biggest hits were "Magic", "January", "Call Me Round" and "Just A Smile", all of them in 1974, and 1975. They worked closely with Alan Parsons, who produced much of their material. Three of them (David Paton, Ian Bairnson & Stuart Tosh) contributed also The Alan Parsons Project, and Paton & Bairnson played also on Kate Bush's two first albums 'The Kick Inside' (1978) and 'Lionheart' (1978). Band members: ● David Paton – lead vocals, bass, Spanish guitar (1973–1977, 2002, 2007–) ● Billy Lyall – keyboards, flute, vocals (1973–1976) ● Steve Swindells – keyboards (1976–1977) ● Ian Bairnson – guitar (1974–1977, 2002, 2007–2016) ● Stuart Tosh – drums, percussion, vocals (1973–1977, 2007–2015) Band members on live performances: ● Kenny Hutchison – keyboards, vocals (2007–2017) ● Iring Duguit – keyboards, vocals (2016–) ● Calais Brown – guitar, vocals (2007–2017) ● Dave Stewart (6) – drums, percussion, vocals (2016–)