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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"; co-wrote "Under Pressure", "Friends Will Be Friends" and "One Vision"; and he was involved in the band's financial management.
"Keep Yourself Alive" was released as a single on 6 July, with the album Queen appearing a week later. The front cover showed a shot of Mercury live on stage taken by Taylor's friend Douglass Puddifoot. Deacon was credited as "Deacon John" while Taylor used his full name, Roger Meddows-Taylor. [29]
Deacon John Moore (born June 23, 1941, [1] [2] New Orleans, Louisiana) better known as Deacon John, is a blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll musician, singer, actor, and bandleader. John Moore was given the name "Deacon" by one of his band members.
"Oh, no, no, no, he lives with a girl, Mary Austin." Well, that's not unusual but you know, he is gay! As individuals I was intrigued. John Deacon was kind of the quintessential bass player ...
As with the group's collaboration with Rodgers, former bassist John Deacon, who had retired in 1997, declined to participate in the project. Like the previous project, it was made clear that Lambert would not be replacing Queen frontman Freddie Mercury , but rather that he would be featured with the band's active members.
John Deacon (born 1951) is the former bassist of the rock band Queen. John Deacon may also refer to: John Deacon (motorcyclist) (1962–2001) John Deacon, wrongly convicted of arson, whose story was shown in Flashover; John Deacon, former owner of English football club Portsmouth F.C.
Joining the surviving trio were Spike Edney on keyboards/backing-vocals and Elton John who sang lead vocals. They only performed one song, namely "The Show Must Go On" which was one of the two songs they had performed together at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, and this was the last reported appearance of John Deacon on stage.
When John Madden retired from TV, he created a viewing station in California for family and friends. After his passing, that hallowed NFL setting lives on.