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Queen. Musical artist. 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 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"; co-wrote "Under Pressure", "Friends Will ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · John Deacon is a bassist and songwriter who played with the world-famous band Queen. He wrote the hits "You're My Best Friend" and "Another One Bites the Dust." Learn about his early life, career, side projects, retirement and more.
Jul 18, 2022 · John Deacon is still John Deacon. Roger Taylor and Brian May have spoken about John Deacon quitting Queen, explaining what happened in the aftermath of Freddie Mercury's death and their total belief that Queen was finished.
Nov 11, 2018 · John Deacon (Leicester, England, 1951) was the last to arrive to the group in 1971 while taking the electronics course at Chelsea College London. Ordinary friends introduced the three young men, former members of the Smile group, who had just formed Queen and were looking for a bass player. They gave him a test, and that day changed his life.
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Not long after, on 1 March 1971, John Richard Deacon became the fourth and final member of Queen, largely, as history recounts it, not only because he was a brilliant bass player, but he was also quiet and didn’t try to upstage the others, particularly the band’s lead singer, the very larger than life Freddie Mercury.
- Leicester, England
- Bass guitar, double bass, keyboards
- August 19, 1951
1965–1997. John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is a retired English musician. He is best known as the bass guitarist of the rock band Queen. He lives in Putney in Southwest London with his wife Veronica Tetzlaff. They were married on 18 January 1975. He is the father of six children.
Aug 19, 2022 · JOHN DEACON. DEACON – The facts: Date of Birth: 19.08.1951. Place of birth: Leicester. Height: 1.83m. Hair: Dark brown. Eyes: Grey-green. YOU WANT to talk major enigma in Queen, on a level even higher than the rather strange life-style of Freddie Mercury? Well, forget Brian May. He’s way out there occasionally, but a bit too high profile.