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John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen.
Jul 18, 2022 · Roger Taylor and Brian May have spoken about John Deacon quitting Queen, explaining what happened in the aftermath of Freddie Mercury's death and their total belief that Queen was finished.
Jul 19, 2023 · Last week, Brian May went on record discussing Queen's elusive bass player, John Deacon, and the moment he finally left the band in the wake of Freddie Mercury's death.
Apr 2, 2014 · John Deacon is a bassist and songwriter who played with the band Queen. He penned the hits "You're My Best Friend" and "Another One Bites the Dust."
Jun 6, 2024 · Queen: John Deacon's lookalike son sings and plays guitar just like his famous dad in stunning video. In 1965, Deacon joined his first band, The Opposition, as a rhythm guitarist, but soon switched to bass guitar, which became his primary instrument.
Nov 23, 2022 · The 45-year-old's premature death hit his Queen bandmates very hard, but one member of the band – bassist John Deacon – was absolutely overcome with grief and felt like he could no longer go on as a member of Queen.
Apr 13, 2024 · Two of Mr Deacon’s best known basslines, Under Pressure and Another One Bites The Dust, can be found in our 40 best basslines of all time poll, at numbers 30 and 7 respectively. With a powerful blend of pop, prog, and pomp, Queen are renowned for a metal-meets-vaudeville songwriting and performance style.
Not long after, on 1 March 1971, John Richard Deacon became the fourth and final member of Queen, largely, as history recounts it, not only because he was a brilliant bass player, but he was also quiet and didn’t try to upstage the others, particularly the band’s lead singer, the very larger than life Freddie Mercury.
Queen: Behind The Hits - John Deacon (Episode 16) Continuing the journey through some of Queen's outstanding moments from the last 50 years, we celebrate the extraordinary achievement that has...
Mar 1, 2016 · That all changed on March 1, 1971, when 19-year old John Deacon joined. Queen finally had the fourth and final piece in the puzzle.
