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Queen
Queen, one of the most successful and dynamic bands in rock history, had their
beginnings in 1967 when guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor met at
Imperial College, London and joined heavy rock psychedelic band Smile. When
singer Tim Staffell quit, May and Taylor recruited the flamboyant Freddie
Mercury, then front man with a band called Wreckage, to replace him.
Their first UK hit single 'Seven Seas of Rhye' in 1974 triggered a phenomenal
run of success, peaking with 'Bohemian Rhapsody' which has been a UK
chart-topper in four different years and is the third biggest ...
