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Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass player and songwriter (died 2018)
Alan Longmuir was a Scottish musician and a founding member of the pop group the Bay City Rollers. He played the bass guitar, whilst his younger brother Derek Longmuir was drummer. Over £5,000 was raised at a celebration on Longmuir's life on 21 June 2019.
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Alan Longmuir was born in 1948. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Alan Longmuir's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1948 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.26 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $8,300 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $5,000 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.40 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.40 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 146.6M | 341 million |
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