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Queen - A Brief History
Many Thanks to John from North West London who took the time to compile this
excellent historical overview of the Pre-Queen and Queen era.
Pre Queen
 The Hectics (formed
in 1956, at St Peter's Boarding School, Panchgani, India): Freddie Bulsara (Mecury) piano (born Farroka Bulsara, 5.9.1946,
at Government Hospital, Stone Town, Zanzibar died 24.11.1991, in Kensington, West London); Farang Irani; Victory Rana; Derrick
Branche; Bruce Muuray lead vocals.
The Bubblingover Boys: Roger Taylor guitar, ukulele (born Roger Meadows-Taylor, 26.7.1949, at West Norfolk
and King's Lynn Hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk) + others.
The Cousin Jacks (formed in 1963, at Truro Private School, Truro, Devon / The Beat Unlimited, 1964 / The
Falcons, Jul 1964 - Spring? 1965?): Roger Taylor drums; David Dowding bass; Mike Dudley lead guitar (born Michael Dudley,
in 1949?).
Johnny Quale and the Reactions (Earl - Nov 1965): Johnny Quale lead vocals (born John Grose, in 194? in
Truro, Devon); Graham Hawkins lead guitar; Jim Craven bass; John 'Acker' Snell sax; Roger Taylor drums (Spring - Nov 1965); Mike
Dudley guitar (Spring - Nov 1965).
The Reactions (Nov 1965 - Mar 1966 / The Reaction Mar 1966 - sometimes billed as The Creation): Roger
Taylor drums (Nov 1965 - Jul 1968); Mick Dudley guitar, later organ (Vox Continental) (Nov 1965 - ); Graham Hawkins lead guitar
(Nov 1965 - Mar 1966); Jim Craven bass (Nov 1965 - Mar 1966); John 'Acker' Snell sax (Nov 1965 - ); Roger 'Sandy' Brokenshaw
lead vocals (Nov 1965 - ) (born in 1941); Geoff Daniel guitar (Spring 1966 - ); Ricky Penrose bass (Spring 1966 - ); Rick
Thorning bass (replaced Penrose).
Colours (1966 - Late 1966, from Widnes, near
Liverpool): Mike Bersin electric organ; John 'Tupp' Taylor
bass; Mick 'Miffer' Smith drums, vocals; Gordon Fraser guitar;
Ken Hart drums; Colin McDonnell lead guitar.
Ibex (Late 1966 - Oct 1969): Mike
Bersin guitar; John 'Tupp' Taylor bass, flute; Mick 'Miffer'
Smith drums, vocals; Gordon Fraser guitar; Freddie Bulsara lead
vocals (May - Oct 1969, or Mid Aug - Sep 1969); Geoff Higgins
bass (23 Aug 1969); Richard Thompson drums (23 Aug 1969).
Wreckage (Oct 1969 - Feb 1970): Freddie
Bulsara lead vocals; Mike Bersin guitar; John 'Tupp' Taylor bass;
Richard Thompson drums.
The Anon (May 1965 - Dec 1966): Rivers
Job bass (to The Savoy Brown Blues Band); Richard MacPhail
vocals; Rob Tyrell drums (later in Sour Milk Sea); Anthony 'Ant'
Phillips lead guitar (born Anthony Edwin Philips, 23.12.1951, in
Putney, South West London) (helped form Genesis in Jan 1967);
Michael Rutherford rhythm guitar (born Michael John Cleote
Crawford Rutherford, 2.10.1950, in Guildford, Surrey) (helped
form Genesis in Jan 1967).
Sour Milk Sea (formed in 1968, as Tomato
City, became Sour Milk Sea in Late 1968): Chris Dummett lead
guitar, vocals (Late 1968 - ) (born Christopher Chesney, in
1953); Jeremy 'Rubber' Gallop rhythm guitar (Late 1968 - ); Paul
Milne bass (Late 1968 - ); Original Williams drums (Late 1968 - )
(born Boris Peter Bransby-Williams, 24.4.1957, in Versailles,
France) (later in The Thompson Twins, The Cure, Late 1984 - );
Rob Tyrell drums (ex The Anon); Freddie Bulsara lead vocals (Feb
- Apr 1970).
1984 (Sep 1964 - 1970): Brian May lead
guitar, lead vocal (Sep 1964 - Spring 1968) (born Brian Harold
May, 19.7.1947, at the Gloucester Nursing Home, Hampton,
Middlesex); Dave Dilloway bass (Sep 1964 - 1970) (born David
Dilloway, in 1947, in Whitton, Middlesex); Bill Richards vocals,
guitar (Sep 1964); John Sanger piano (Sep - Nov 1964); Malcolm
Childs guitar (Sep 1964, one week); John Garnham rhythm guitar
(Sep 1964 - 1970) (born in 1946, in Twickenham, Middlesex);
Richard Thompson drums (Sep 1964 - Aug? 1969?) (born in 1947, in
Hounslow, Middlesex) (ex The Fifth Column); Tim Staffell lead
vocals, harmonica (Sep 1964 - Spring 1968) lead vocals, lead
guitar (Spring - Summer 1968)(born Timothy Staffell, 24.2.1948,
in Isleworth, Middlesex); Richard Murray lead guitar (Summer 1968
- 1970).
The Left Handed Marriage (Summer 1965 - ):
Bill Richards 12 string guitar, vocals (Summer 1965 - ); Jenny
Hill vocals (Summer 1965 - ) (born Jenny Rushridge); Henry Duval
vocals (Summer 1965 - ); Terry Goulds flute, vocals (Summer 1965
- ); John Frankel bass, vocals (Summer 1965 - ); Pete Trout drums
(Summer 1965 - ); Brian May lead guitar, backing vocals (Apr -
Jul 1967); Dave Dilloway bass (Apr - Jul 1967).
 Smile
(Aug 1968 - Feb 1970): Brian May lead guitar, backing
vocals (Aug 1968 - Feb 1970); Tim Staffell lead vocals, bass (Aug
1968 - Feb 1970); Chris Smith organ (Aug 1968); Roger Taylor
drums, backing vocals (Aug 1968 - Feb 1970).
The Opposition (Summer 1965 - Apr 1966, Jan
1967 - Mar 1968 / The New Opposition May 1966 - Jan 1967):
John Deacon rhythm guitar (Summer 1965 - Apr 1966) bass (May 1966
- Mar 1968) (born John Richard Deacon, 19.8.1951, at St Francis'
Private Hospital, London, Road, Leicester, Leicestershire); Nigel
Bullen drums (Summer 1965 - Apr 1966, May 1966 - Mar 1968) (born
in 1951); Richard Young vocals, lead guitar (Summer 1965 - Apr
1966, May - Jul 1966) organ (Farfisa / Hammond C 100), lead
vocals (Jul 1966 - Mar 1968); Clive Castledene bass (Summer 1965
- Apr 1966); David Williams lead guitar (Jul - Autumn 1966)
guitar, vocals (Autumn 1966 - Mar 1968); Richard Frew guitar
(Autumn 1966, 1 month); Ron Chester lead guitar (Autumn 1966 -
Mar 1968); Peter 'Pedro' Bartholomew guitar, lead vocals (Jan
1967 - Mar 1968); Carl X vocals (Early 1967, 1 or 2 months).
Art (Mar 1968 - ): John Deacon bass
(Mar 1968 - Aug 1969); David Williams guitar, vocals (Mar - Sep
1968); Richard Young organ; Ron Chester lead guitar; Nigel Bullin
drums; Peter 'Pedro' Bartholomew guitar, lead vocals; John Savage
bass (Aug 1969 - ).
Deacon (Nov 1970): John Deacon bass;
Peter Stoddart guitar; Don Cater drums.
The Queen Era
Queen (Apr 1970 - Kensington, West London based): Freddie Bulsara lead vocals, piano (Apr - Jul / Aug 1970) Freddie Mercury lead vocals, piano (Jul / Aug 1970 - 1991); Brian May lead guitar, lead vocals (Apr 1970 - ); Roger Taylor drums, lead vocals (Apr 1970 - ); Mike Grose bass (Apr - Aug 1970) (born Michael Grose, in 194? Truro, Devon); Barry Mitchell bass (Aug 1970 - Jan 1971) (born in 1947- 1949); Doug Ewood bass (Jan - Feb 1971); John Deacon bass (Late Feb 1971 - ); Steve Howe guitar (guest) (born Stephen James Howe, 8.4.1947, in Holoway, North London) (ex Yes); Morgan Fisher keyboards (guest) (born Stephen Morgan Fisher, 1.1.1950, at The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, Soho, West London) (ex The Private Eyes, The Beat Circuit, The Soul Survivors, The Love Affair); Spike Edney keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1984 - ) (born Philip Edney, 11.12.1951).
Associates & ProducersProducers: Roy Thomas Baker (born 10.11.1946, in London); David Bowie (born David Robert-Hayward Jones, 8.1.1947, at 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton, South West London).
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