Roger Taylor (Queen drummer): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

'''Roger Meddows Taylor''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, songwriter and ~~singer~~record producer. He achieved international fame as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|last1=Macnab|first1=Geoffrey|title=Roger Taylor interview: The Queen drummer has written the soundtrack for British film Solitary|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/roger-taylor-interview-the-queen-drummer-has-written-the-soundtrack-for-british-film-solitary-10179509.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=6 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009141013/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/roger-taylor-interview-the-queen-drummer-has-written-the-soundtrack-for-british-film-solitary-10179509.html|archive-date=9 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound<ref name="rs-149">''[[Rolling Stone]]'' – Issue 149 – 12 June 1973</ref> and was voted the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a listener poll conducted by [[Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4669597.stm |access-date=28 January 2008 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=10 July 2005 |title=Zeppelin voted 'ideal supergroup' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021231419/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4669597.stm |archive-date=21 October 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2001 as a member of Queen.

As a songwriter, Taylor composed at least one track on every Queen album, and often sang lead vocals on his own compositions. He wrote or co-wrote three UK number ones ("[[These Are the Days of Our Lives]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sebastian.queenconcerts.com/s-tatdool.htm |title=These Are the Days of Our Lives |access-date=28 January 2008 |work=Bechstein Debauchery |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217074920/http://sebastian.queenconcerts.com/s-tatdool.htm  |archive-date = 17 December 2007}}</ref> "[[Innuendo (song)|Innuendo]]" and "[[Under Pressure]]") and wrote a further five major hits ("[[Radio Ga Ga]]", "[[A Kind of Magic (song)|A Kind of Magic]]", "[[Heaven for Everyone]]", "[[Breakthru (song)|Breakthru]]" and "[[The Invisible Man (Queen song)|The Invisible Man]]").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sebastian.queenconcerts.com/s-im.htm |title=The Invisible Man |access-date=28 January 2008 |work=Bechstein Debauchery |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217144950/http://sebastian.queenconcerts.com/s-im.htm  |archive-date = 17 December 2007}}</ref> He has collaborated with such artists as [[Eric Clapton]], [[Roger Waters]], [[Roger Daltrey]], [[Robert Plant]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Jimmy Nail]], [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], [[Elton John]], [[Gary Numan]], [[Shakin' Stevens]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Al Stewart]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]], [[Cyndi Almouzni]] and [[Bon Jovi]]. As a producer, he has produced albums by [[Virginia Wolf]], [[Jimmy Nail]] and [[Magnum (band)|Magnum]].