Brian May
Born in Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK — Jul 19 1947
Biography
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special…
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Dancing with the Stars
Crew
Great Performances
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American Idol
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MTV Video Music Awards
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Numéro un
Self - Queen
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
Classic Albums
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The BRIT Awards
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NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
Queem + Adam Lambert
Téléthon
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Daytime Live
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Highlander
Sound
Bohemian Rhapsody
Production
ECHO-Verleihung
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The Michael Ball Show
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Seven Ages of Rock
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Flash Gordon
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The Story of Musicals
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London 2012 Olympic Games
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Live Aid
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Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
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Young Music Show
Platinum Party at the Palace
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Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
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Red Hot Rock
Self - Queen Guitarist
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
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Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
Guitars
Queen: Champions of the World
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Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
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Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
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Life After Flash
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Live Aid Against All Odds
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Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
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The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self - Guitar Player Queen
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
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Live Aid
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Queen: Days of Our Lives
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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The Queen Special
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Furia
Sound
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
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Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
Foxes Live: Wild in the City
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Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
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Pavarotti & Friends
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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
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Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Self - Performer
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
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Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
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We Will Rock You
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Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
Self (Vocals / Guitar)
Queen: Rock the World
Self - Member Queen
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
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Rhapsody Over London
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Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
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ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Live Aid
Guitar, Vocals
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
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The Joy of the Guitar Riff
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Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
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The Story of the Yardbirds
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Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
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The Day We Walked on the Moon
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony
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Brian May's Brief History of 3D
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The Look and Sound of Queen
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Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
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Queen: Greatest Flix II
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Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
Self - Queen
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
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Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
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Queen : The American Dream
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Queen - Heaven
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Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
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The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
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Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
Self - Queen (uncredited)
Queen: Live in Japan 1982
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The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
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Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Self (archive footage)
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74
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Queen: On the Rock Trail
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The Sunflower Superjam 2012
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Liam Gallagher: As It Was
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
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VH1 Rock Honors
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Guitar
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World
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Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
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Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
Self - Guest
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
Self - Performer
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
Self - Guitars
Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary
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Queen: A Night at the Odeon
Self - Guitar
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
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The Ritchie Blackmore Story
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Queen: Made in Heaven
Sound
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Queen: Greatest Video Hits
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Queen: Live In Rio
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia
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Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
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Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park
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Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
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Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
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Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
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Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future
Rock: the origin
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Buddy Holly: Rave On
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Queen: A Magic Year
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Greatest Flix
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Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
Self - Queen
One Night in Hell
Sound
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party
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Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
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The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
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Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985
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Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall
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Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
Self - Performer
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
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Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
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Queen: The Band that Rocked the World
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Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
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We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
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Live Killers
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The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015
Self - Guitars
Queen: Live in Argentina
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QUEEN - The Hot Space Box
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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
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Queen: Rock Case Studies
Self (archive footage)
13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Live in Tokyo
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Queen: Music Video Box Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Midnight Dreamers
Production
Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews
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Queen: Definitive Houston
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Queen: Days of Our Lives
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Queen at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
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Queen: Live in Hyde Park
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Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Self - Guest Guitar
Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)
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Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
Self (archive footage)
Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World
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Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
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Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam
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Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future
Killer Queen!
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The Queen Phenomenon
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Queen: Will Rock You
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The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen
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Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival
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Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe
Paul Rodgers And Friends - Live At Montreux
My Chemical Romance: Readings
Queen: A Night in Bohemia
Self (archive footage)
QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]
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Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom
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Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010
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Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time
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51 Degrees North
Sound
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan
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The Rory Gallagher Story
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Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux
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Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993
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Inside the Rhapsody
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Queen: Live At Budokan
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Queen: Queen I
The Shadows At Sixty
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