Queen
Thanks to Rob Norris for keeping me straight with several details, including Brian May's solo projects.  Thanks to John Warburg for helping with a lot of the historical details, especially 1984, Smile, and the pre-John Deacon versions of Queen
1984 I (1964 - November? 1964)
  • Brian May - guitar/vocals - b. Brian Harold May, July 19, 1947, Hampton, Middlesex, England - formerly with 1984.
  • Dave Dilloway - bass/vocals - b. 1947, Whitton?, Middlesex, England.
  • Bill Richards - guitar/vocals - b. William Richards, 1947?
  • John Garnham - guitar/vocals - b. 1946, Teddington?, Middlesex, England.
  • John Sanger - piano/mini-harmonium - b. 1947?
  • Tim Staffell - vocals/harmonica - b. Timothy Staffell, February 24, 1947, Teddington?, Middlesex, England - formerly with Chris and the Whirlwinds and The Railroaders.
  • Richard Thompson - drums - b. 1947, Hounslow?, Middlesex, England - formerly with The Fifth Column.
Bill Richards forms The Left-Handed Marriage.
1984 II (November? 1964 - Summer 1968)
  • Brian May - guitar/vocals
  • Dave Dilloway - bass/vocals
  • John Garnham - guitar/vocals
  • Tim Staffell - vocals/harmonica
  • Richard Thompson - drums
Smile (Summer 1968 - April 1970)
  • Brian May - guitar/vocals
  • Tim Staffell - bass/vocals
  • Roger Taylor - drums/vocals - b. Roger Meddows-Taylor, July 26, 1949, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England - formerly with The Bubblingover Boys, Beat Unlimited, The Cousin Jacks, Johnny Quale and the Reactions, and The Reactions.
Tim Staffell departs for solo career.
Queen I (April 1970 - August 1970)
  • Brian May - guitar/vocals
  • Roger Taylor - drums/vocals
  • Freddie Mercury - keyboards/vocals - b. Frederick Bulsara, September 5, 1946, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania; d. November 24, 1991, Kensington, West London, England - formerly with Wreckage.
  • Mike Grose - bass - b. Cornwall, England - formerly with Reaction.
Queen II (August 1970 - January 1971)
  • Brian May - guitar/vocals
  • Roger Taylor - drums/vocals
  • Freddie Mercury - keyboards/vocals
  • Barry Mitchell - bass
Queen III (January 1971 - February 1971)
  • Brian May - guitar/vocals
  • Roger Taylor - drums/vocals
  • Freddie Mercury - keyboards/vocals
  • Doug X - bass
Queen IV (February 1971 - November 1991)
  • Brian May - guitar/vocals
  • Roger Taylor - drums/vocals
  • Freddie Mercury - keyboards/vocals
  • John Deacon - bass/vocals - b. John Richard Deacon, August 19, 1951, Leicester, England - formerly with The Opposition, The New Opposition, and Art.
Albums:
  1. "Queen" (1973)
  2. "Queen II" (1974)
  3. "Sheer Heart Attack" (1974) - Single: "Killer Queen"
  4. "A Night at the Opera" (1975) - Single: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "You're My Best Friend"
  5. "A Day at the Races" (1976) - Single: "Somebody to Love"
  6. "News of the World" (1977) - Single: "We Will Rock You / We are the Champions"
  7. "Jazz" (1978) - Singles: "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Bicycle Race"
  8. "Live Killers" (2-CDs) (1979)
  9. "The Game" (1980) - Singles: "Another One Bites the Dust", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
  10. "Flash Gordon soundtrack" (1980)
  11. "Hot Space" (1982)
  12. "The Works" (1984) - Single: "Radio Ga Ga"
  13. "A Kind of Magic" (1986)
  14. "The Miracle" (1989)
  15. "Innuendo" (1991)
  16. "Live at Wembley '86" (2-CDs) (1992)
  17. "Queen at the BBC" (1995)
  18. "Made In Heaven" (1995) - Finished by the remaining band members four years after Freddie Mercury's death, this album captures the power and magic of Queen at their best and harkens back to their late '70s era.  Great stuff, and a fitting cap on an extraordinary career.
  19. "Live Magic" (1996)
  20. "Queen On Fire: Live At The Bowl" (2-CDs) (2004) - recorded June 5, 1982.
Queen + Paul Rodgers (2005) Albums:
  1. "Return of the Champions" (live) (2-CDs) (2005)
  2. "The Cosmos Rocks" (2008)
Compilations:
  1. "Greatest Hits" (1981)
  2. "Classic Queen" (1992)
  3. "Greatest Hits" (1992) - ...but where's "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
  4. "Greatest Hits I & II" (2-CDs) (1995)
  5. "Queen Rocks" (1997)
  6. "The Crown Jewels" (8-CD box set) (1998) - Queen's first eight classic albums.
  7. "Greatest Hits III" (1999)
  8. "The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II, and III" (3-CDs) (2000)
Freddie Mercury solo:
  1. "Mr. Bad Guy" (1985)
  2. "Barcelona" (1987) (with Montserrat Caballe)
  3. "The Great Pretender" (1992)
  4. "Remixes" (1993)
  5. "Album" (1993)
Brian May solo:
  1. "Star Fleet Project" (1983)
  2. "Back to the Light" (1993)
  3. "Resurrection" (1994)
  4. "Live at Brixton Academy" (1994)
  5. "Another World" (1998)
Roger Taylor solo:
  1. "Fun in Space" (1981)
  2. "Strange Frontier" (1984)
  3. "Happiness" (1994)
  4. "Electric Fire" (1998)
DVDs and Videos:
  1. "Greatest Video Hits 1" (2-DVDs) (2002) - DVD
  2. "Greatest Video Hits 2" (2-DVDs) (2003) - DVD
  3. "Live At Wembley Stadium" (2003) - DVD - recorded in 1986.
  4. "Queen On Fire: Live At The Bowl" (2-DVDs) (2004) - DVD
  5. "Return of the Champions (Queen + Paul Rodgers)'" (2005) - DVD
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Last Revised:  June 10, 2009
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