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John Deacon
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British musician, bassist and songwriter (born 1951)
John Deacon is a British musician best known as the bassist and songwriter for the rock band Queen, which he co-founded in the 1970s. He matters because he contributed significantly to Queen's most iconic songs and helped shape one of the most successful and influential rock bands in music history.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- active 1682
- Died
- 1701
- Works
- 12
Top works
- The west=country lawyer
- The maidens tragedy
- The wealthy grasiers joyes compleated
- Barbara Allen's cruelty: or, The young-man's tragedy
- An answer to the maidens frollick
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1985
Discography
- Raintown1987
- When the World Knows Your Name1989
- Fellow Hoodlums1991
- Whatever You Say, Say Nothing1993
- Homesick2001
- The Hipsters2012
- A New House2014
- Believers2016
- City of Love2020
- Riding on the Tide of Love2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,685
- Total plays
- 10,566
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John Deacon played bass for the world dominating rock group Queen from 1973-1991 officially, but later attended the odd reunion of the band and also had a brief solo project called The Immortals. He has ceased to appear with his former band member since 1997, not contributing to the "We will Rock You" musical and the recent Queen + Paul Rodgers live concerts. He is most famously known for his catchy basslines in songs such as "Another One Bites The Dust" <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+D
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Bass player queen.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
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- John Deacon
- date of birth
- 1951-08-19
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- birth name
- John Richard Deacon
- end of work period
- 1997-00-00
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John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He wrote several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "I Want to Break Free"; and co-wrote "Under Pressure", "Friends Will Be Friends" and "One Vision".
Deacon grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire, playing bass guitar in a local band, The Opposition, before moving to study electronics at Chelsea College, London. He joined Queen in 1971 on the strength of his musical and electronic skills, particularly the homemade Deacy Amp which guitarist Brian May used to create guitar orchestras throughout Queen's career. From the third album, Sheer Heart Attack, onwards, he wrote at least one song per album, several of which became hits. As well as bass guitar, Deacon played some guitar, keyboards and piano on Queen's studio work.