User:Mockapedia/Articles/Queen (band)
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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
[edit]Queen 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
[edit]Queen 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.