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Alan
McGee
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Alan
is a big success in the music industry. As a lover
of rock music, he set up his own record label with a
£1,000 loan. He worked hard but found it tough
until he discovered Oasis, and his company became
successful. Tony Blair asked Alan for advice on
helping Britain's creative industries. |
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Ronnie
Simpson
Sport |
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Ronnie
Simpson is the most successful Scottish goal-keeper
ever, having won a European Cup winners medal with
Celtic at the age of 37! He also played for
Scotland at 38. Astonishingly, he made his first
class debut for Queens Park at only 14! |
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Bobby
Gillespie
Music |
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Became
famous as the lead singer of Primal Scream,
one of the longest-lasting bands in rock music. The
group also had fellow Kings Park pupils Robert Young
and Jim Beattie (see below). Jim left to join
another group, but Primal Scream have gone on to
enjoy great
success. |
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Stewart
Maxwell
MSP |
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Stewart left Kings Park in 1981 to study at Glasgow
College of Technology. He worked in the
business sector and then with Strathclyde Fire
Brigade before being elected as an MSP for West of
Scotland. Stewart represents the SNP at Holyrood.
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Lynne
MacDougall
Sport |
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When
it comes to running, Lynne is an inspiration. In
1984 she broke the Scottish under-20 800m record and
also reached the final of the 1500m at the Los
Angeles Olympic Games. Moreover, at the age of 35
she was the first British woman home in the London
Marathon! |
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Robert
Young
Music |
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Robert
is one of the original members of the highly
successful Primal Scream. Along with fellow
pupil, Bobby Gillespie, he has played bass and
keybords with the band for 20 years. During that
time, Scream have toured throughout the world
and sold a huge number of albums. |
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Donald
MacCormick
News |
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Donald
became well-known throughout Britain when he hosted
the BBC's flagship current affairs programme,
Newsnight. His in-depth knowledge along
with his tough but polite style of interviewing
helped to make him one of the country's most
respected journalists. |
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Willie
Donachie
Sport |
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Willie
played 35 times for Scotland's football team.
He was a skilful left-back who could tackle and pass
the ball extremely well. He spent almost all
of his career at Manchester City, a club he grew to
love. After his playing days were over, he
returned to city for a long spell as a coach. |
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Jim
Beattie
Music |
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One of
the original founders of Primal Scream, Jim
left them to set up another group called Spirea
X. He is a very talented guitarist and his music
teachers would have been pleased to see "composed,
arranged, written and produced by James Beattie" on
the record sleeves of albums. |
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