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.jpg) Queen in a press kit in 1977. From left to right - Mercury, Deacon, May and Taylor | |
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| Website | queenonline |
Queen was a British rock band formed in 1970.[1] The band comprised of 4 members - Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor.[2] Mercury, May and Taylor formed the band. Deacon joined after Queen's formation.[2]
Their debut album, self-titled Queen, released on 13 July 1973 in the UK.[3] The band was also responsible for the popular hit Bohemian Rhapsody, which retrospectively has been crowned one of the best songs, reaching number 1 in 9 weeks of its release.[4]
After the death of Mercury, the band performed with all the remaining members one time at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 before Deacon retired.[5]
Career
edit(Editor's note: Not in chronological order.)
Bohemian Rhapsody
editQueen began production of Bohemian Rhapsody in 1977, and it released that same year. According to various sources, it took 180 overdubs for the song to be complete.[4]
Live Aid performance
editQueen performed at Live Aid for 21 minutes, which was voted the best rock performance in history.
References
edit- ^ Dunworth, Liberty (2024-09-11). "Queen announce newly mixed, mastered, expanded reissue of debut album". NME. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b "Queen". Britannica. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ Lemieux, Patrick; Unger, Adam (2018-04-11). The Queen Chronology (2nd Edition). Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-926462-10-3.
- ^ a b Horton, Matthew (2015-06-24). "Queen: 20 Things You Probably Never Knew About 'Bohemian Rhapsody'". NME. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "John Deacon facts: Queen bassist's age, songs, family and where he is now explained". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 2024-10-13.