Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor is regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of classic rock music but for me his backing vocals and lead vocal lines during live shows stand out. When Freddie was either too ill or just succombed to the incredible demands of the Queen catalog, Roger, with a searing quality, would deliver the high notes.

Born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk

• Plays multiple instruments, including guitar, bass and keyboards
• Has played with music legends such as Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Roger Daltrey, Phil Collins, Genesis, Elton John, Gary Numan, Bon Jovi
• Produced albums by Virginia Wolf, Jimmy Nail and Magnum
• Wrote Queen classics Radio Ga Ga, A Kind of Magic, The Invisible Man, and These Are the Days of Our Lives.
• Solo albums (The Cross) include Shove It, Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know and Blue Rock
• In 1999 appeared on a Royal Mail stamp featuring Freddie Mercury as part of a “Great Britons” issue