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John Deacon
Born 1951-08-19Leicester, England, UK
John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician, best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He joined Queen in 1971 on the strength of his musical and electronic skills. As well as bass, Deacon played some guitar, keyboards and piano on Queen's studio work. After the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991 and the following year's Tribute Concert, he performed only sporadically with the remaining members of Queen before retiring from the music industry in 1997. His son, Luke, appears in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
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Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All TimeSelf (Archive)60 Songs: BBC Two at 60Self (archive footage)Queen Rock MontrealJohn Deacon (self)Rock: the originSelf (archive footage)ABBA V QueenSelf (archive footage)Queen at the BBCSelf (archive footage)Queen: The Band that Rocked the WorldSelfWe are the Champions - 50 Jahre QueenSelfFreddie Mercury: The King of QueenSelf - BassQueen : The American DreamSelf (archive footage)QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]SelfQueen: Rock the WorldSelf - Member QueenFreedom : La Story de George MichaelSelf (archive footage)Queen: A Night in BohemiaSelf (archive footage)Queen: From Rags to RhapsodySelf - QueenThe Nation's Favourite Queen SongSelf (archive footage)Queen: Will Rock YouSelfQueen BudapestSelfQueen: A Magic YearSelf (archive footage)Story Of Queen: Mercury RisingSelf - Queen (uncredited)Queen: Days of Our LivesSelf (archive footage)Queen: Rock Montreal & Live AidRoleQueen Under Review: 1973-1980Self (archive footage)Queen: Rock Case StudiesSelf (archive footage)