Queen is born from the meeting of guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor of the band Smile, with Farrokh Bulsara, alias Freddie Mercury, a singer who has played in several university bands. It was in February 1971 that the path of the three musicians crossed that of bassist John Deacon
From 1973 to 1991, Queen recorded fourteen albums. Made in Heaven, the fifteenth, is made with vocal parts of Freddie Mercury recorded before his death. Band of all records, Queen spent a total of 1,422 weeks on the UK charts, more than The Beatles and Elvis Presley. The Greatest Hits compilation also sold over six millions copies and remains the best-selling record in the UK and Ireland. Introduced to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, featured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Queen has won numerous awards throughout its career. The film Bohemian Rhapsody, released in 2018, tells the story of the group by taking great liberties.
Another unusual fact: Queen is also one of the most educated bands in history. Brian May studied astrophysics and received his doctorate in 2007, Freddie Mercury, to whom the combo owes his logo, studied design and fashion, John Deacon is an electronics engineer and Roger Taylor studied biology.
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Cult! music: 100 mythical music places [French Edition]
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Head to Melbourne, Australia for a stroll along AC/DC Lane before crossing the iconic Abbey Road pedestrian crossing in the company of The Beatles. Visit Janis Joplin‘s home in San Francisco and find out how Johnny Cash ended up playing his greatest hits to a crowd of prisoners in San Quentin. Travel the winding roads of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and stop in Japan to catch up with Deep Purple, Phil Collins and Daft Punk. Drive down the Tina Turner Highway before entering some of the most legendary studios in music history. Go back to the troubled origins of Billie Holiday and make a pact with Robert Johnson at the famous crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Embark immediately on an exhilarating world tour with some of music’s most iconic bands and artists! Relive the Jimi Hendrix concert on the Isle of Wight before paying tribute to Bob Marley in Jamaica.
Produced by a team of pop-culture specialists and enhanced by numerous anecdotes, Cult! musictells the secrets of the places that made the history of music.
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