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Queen is Formed
In the year of 1970, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, and Brian May play their first gig and call themselves, Queen. -
John Deacon Signs On
After two previous bass players, John Deacon joins Freddie and his band and will play to this day. -
Queen Go Big
Queen signs with EMI Records and released both their debut single, " Keep Yourself Alive" and debut album, "Queen." In additon, they tour along with Matt the Hoopie. -
Queen Begin to Start Tours
By November of 1974, Queen had already released two more studio albums, "Queen II" and "Sheer Heart Attack." Singles along with the two albums included, "Seven Seas of Rhye" and "Killer Queen." On top, tours began in the UK. -
Queen Releases Biggest Album Yet!
After two years, Queen splits with Trident, their original record label, and forms with Elton John's manager, John Reid. They then release their newest album, "A Night at the Opera" and it's new single, "Bohemian Rhapshody." They go on to play at the Christmas Eve concert on BBC 1. -
Queen is the New Jam
After 8 months of touring, Queen releases their first EP, "A Day at the Races." On the EP feature Queen's single, "Tie Your Mother Down." -
Queen Releases The Game
After the release of "The Game", Queen goes on tour through the
US and UK to promote the new album. On the new album feature, "Save Me" and "Another One Bites the Dust." -
Band Takes a Break
After years and years, members take a year off from tour and pursue solo careers. Both Freddie and Brian release albums the same year. Freddie releases, "Mad Man" and Brian releases, "Starfleet" with Eddy Van Halen. -
Queen's Last Music Video
As Queen's career was going strong, Freddie called in everyone to shoot a music for, "These Are the Days of Our Lives", a song from their recent album, "Innuedo." Shot in black and white was because of Freddie's condition. The video was emotional for all of the guys. Freddie wore a cat sweater knitted by Brian when they first formed. After he finished the song, he repeated a line from the song, "I still love you" and grinned to the camera. -
Freddie Passes Away
Only a day after announcing his disease of aids, Freddie Mercury passes away in his home in Kensington. A month later, a memorial concert was held for Freddie. Artists all over peformed songs in his memorium. Freddie's close friend David Bowie, got upon stage and sang, "Heroes." He's a legendary musician who will forever be missed and will go down in history.
