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John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen.
Jul 18, 2022 · John Deacon (left) quit Queen in 1997. Picture: Getty. The founding member of Queen, who is estimated to be worth up to £130 million, retired entirely from music and the public eye to privately raise his six children in the South West London home he bought with his first Queen paycheck.
Jun 6, 2024 · Queen: John Deacon's lookalike son sings and plays guitar just like his famous dad in stunning video. In 1965, Deacon joined his first band, The Opposition, as a rhythm guitarist, but soon switched to bass guitar, which became his primary instrument.
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Jul 19, 2023 · Last week, Brian May went on record discussing Queen's elusive bass player, John Deacon, and the moment he finally left the band in the wake of Freddie Mercury's death.
Continuing the journey through some of Queen's outstanding moments from the last 50 years, we celebrate the extraordinary achievement that has seen all four ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · John Deacon was the bassist for the world-famous band, Queen. He penned major hits like "You're My Best Friend," "I Want to Break Free" and "Another One Bites the Dust," which had international...
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.
