Who's Who In Queen
This list is a brief guide to Who's Who in the world of Queen. It includes only those people who are closely related to Queen through friendship or work. It generally excludes other musicians, and people who only worked with Queen a few times.
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- Jim 'Miami' Beach - Queen's lawyer from 1975 to 1978, and manager since 1978
- Doug Bogie - Queen's third bassist, in February 1971
- David Bowie - joint writer and vocalist on 'Under Pressure', and performed at Freddie's Tribute
- Greg Brooks - Queen archivist and author of the book 'Queen Live'
- Clancy Brown - actor behind 'Kurgan' in 'Highlander', and appears on Queen's 'Gimme The Prize' track
- Montserrat Caballe - Spanish opera diva who collaborated with Freddie on 'Barcelona'
- Dave Clark - producer of the musical 'Time', and one of Freddie's closest friends
- Dennis De Vallance - director of several promo videos from 1978 and 1979
- Anita Dobson - former EastEnders actress, who Brian worked with on her 1988 album 'Talking Of Love', and eventually married in 2000.
- Rudi Dolezal - one half of the 'Torpedo Twins' who produced Queen videos from 1985 onwards
- Spike 'The Duke' Edney - worked with Queen for many projects since 1984, and a member of 'The Cross' and 'The Brian May Band'
- Kerry Ellis - original cast member of the 'We Will Rock You' musical, and subsequently recorded an album with Brian May and twice toured in the UK
- Kenny Everett - close friend of Freddie's, and a Radio One DJ who was the first to play Bohemian Rhapsody and instrumental in it's success
- Joe 'Liza' Fanelli - one of the band's personal assistants
- Morgan Fisher - appeared on stage with Queen in 1982
- Kris Fredriksson - remixed tracks for 'Freddie Mercury: Solo', engineered 'The Best Air Guitar Album In The World', and has worked on numerous releases
- Peter 'Feebie' Freestone - Freddie's personal assistant from 1980 onwards
- Bob Geldof - ex Boomtown Rat who produced 'Live Aid', performed at Freddie's Tribute and is a close friend of Roger's
- Harvey Goldsmith - Queen's tour promoter from 1977 onwards
- Bruce Gowers - director of many promo videos from 1973 to 1976
- Richard Gray - Queen's photographer and designer
- Mike Grose - Queen's first bassist, for three concerts in 1970
- Jeff Griffin - producer of the 'Queen At The Beeb' album
- Taylor Hawkins - played drums on numerous solo tracks, sang backing vocals on 'C-lebrity', and has performed with Queen numerous times in both the Foo Fighters and his solo band The Coattail Riders
- Mike Hodges - director of 'Flash Gordon' and Queen's 'Body Language' video
- Jim Jenkins - renowned expert on the band, and co-author of the official biography 'As It Began'
- Elton John - appeared with Queen on stage in 1992 and 1997, and a close friend of Freddie's
- Michael Kamen - conductor who worked with Queen on 'Highlander' and with Brian for 'The Fire Within'
- James 'Trip' Khalaf - sound engineer and recorder for Queen's eighties concerts
- Tolga Khasif - conductor who produced the 'Queen Symphony'
- Adam Lambert - former runner-up of American Idol, who toured with Queen from 2012 onwards
- Christopher Lambert - star of 'Highlander' and appears in the 'Princes Of The Universe' video
- Thierry Lang - French pianist who provided piano versions of Queen & Freddie tracks for some documentaries
- Reinhold Mack - co-producer and engineer of many albums between 1980 and 1986
- Joshua J. Macrae - drummer of The Cross and The Roger Taylor Band, and co-producer/engineer since 'Happiness?'.
- David Mallet - director of many promo videos from 1984 to 1989
- Fred Mandel - worked on stage with Queen in 1982, and appears on 'Starfleet' and much of 'The Works'
- Ross McCall - appeared in 'The Miracle' promo video as a young Freddie
- Danny Miranda - originally a bass player for the Las Vegas production of 'We Will Rock You', and provided bass for the Queen + Paul Rodgers tours between 2005 and 2008.
- Barry Mitchell - Queen's second bassist, from August 1970 to January 1971
- Mike Moran - keyboard player and producer for Queen's 'All God's People', Freddie's 'Barcelona' project, and various other solo tracks
- Georgio Moroder - producer of the 1984 version of 'Metropolis', and co-wrote and produced 'Love Kills'
- Diana Moseley - Queen's costume designer in the eighties
- Jamie Moses - guitarist in The Brian May Band, appeared on many of Brian's solo tracks, and played guitar for the Queen + Paul Rodgers tours between 2005 and 2008.
- Russel Mulcahy - director of 'Highlander' and the 'A Kind Of Magic' and 'Princes Of The Universe' videos
- Tim Pope - director of several promo videos from 1984
- John Reid - Queen's manager from 1975 to 1978
- Mike Reid - presenter of BBC 1's 'Pop Quiz' (which featured Roger in one episode), and interviewer for the 1989 'Queen Talks' Radio 1 programme
- David Richards - co-producer and engineer of many albums from 1984 to 1996, and remixed tracks for 'Freddie Mercury: Solo'
- Mick Rock - photographer of the band in the early 1970's
- Hannes Rossacher - one half of the 'Torpedo Twins' who produced Queen videos from 1985 onwards
- Barry & Norman Sheffield - Queen's first managers until 1975
- Justin Shirley-Smith - co-producer and engineer of many projects from 'Innuendo' onwards
- Jacky Smith (nee Gunn) - runs the Queen fan club, and co-author of the official biography 'As It Began'
- Tim Staffell - lead vocalist and bassist of 'Smile'
- Gerry 'Uncle Grumpy' Stickells - Queen's tour manager
- Mike Stone - engineer from 1974 to 1977 and provides additional vocals on 'Good Old Fashioned Loverboy'
- Peter Straker - close friend of Freddie's, and appears in drag in the video for 'The Great Pretender'
- Chris 'Crystal' Taylor - Roger's personal assistant
- Gavin Taylor - director of many live videos and promo videos from 1989 to 1991
- Rufus Taylor - Roger's son, who has drummed for Queen, Roger and Brian for numerous shows and projects, and is now the drummer in The Darkness
- Rhys Thomas - director of the Freddie Mercury 'The Great Pretender' documentary, and produced several other Queen DVD's. He is also a comedian and wrote and directed 'Fun At The Funeral Parlour', featuring a theme tune by Brian, and 'Brian Pern', featuring short interviews with Roger
- Roy Thomas Baker - producer of albums from 1973 to 1975 and 'Jazz'
- David Wigg - a close friend of Freddie's and a journalist, his extensive interviews appeared in the 'Freddie Mercury: Solo' set
- Brian 'Jobby' Zellis - Brian's guitar technician