Pilot

Scottish pop group, formed in Edinburgh in 1973 by two former members ([a=David Paton] & [a=Billy Lyall]) of the early [a=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 [a=Alan Parsons], who produced much of their material. Three of them (David Paton, [a=Ian Bairnson] & [a=Stuart Tosh]) contributed also [a=The Alan Parsons Project], and Paton & Bairnson played also on [a=Kate Bush]'s two first albums 'The Kick Inside' (1978) and 'Lionheart' (1978).

[b]Band members:[/b]
● [a=David Paton] – lead vocals, bass, Spanish guitar (1973–1977, 2002, 2007–)
● [a=Billy Lyall] – keyboards, flute, vocals (1973–1976)
● [a=Steve Swindells] – keyboards (1976–1977)
● [a=Ian Bairnson] – guitar (1974–1977, 2002, 2007–2016)
● [a=Stuart Tosh] – drums, percussion, vocals (1973–1977, 2007–2015)

[b]Band members on live performances:[/b]
● [a=Kenny Hutchison] – keyboards, vocals (2007–2017)
● Iring Duguit – keyboards, vocals (2016–)
● [a=Calais Brown] – guitar, vocals (2007–2017)
● [a=Dave Stewart (6)] – drums, percussion, vocals (2016–)