Brian Harold May CBE (Hampton 19 july 1947) is in Ingelsk gitarist. Hy is bekend as de oprjochter en gitarist fan Queen. May en syn mei-bandleden fan Queen waarden yn 2001 opnaam yn de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Brian May
sjonger en/of muzikant
Brian May yn 1977
Brian May yn 1977
persoanlike bysûnderheden
echte namme Brian Harold May
nasjonaliteit Britsk
berne 19 july 1947
berteplak Hampton
etnisiteit Ingelsk
wurkpaad
sjenre Rock,
Hardrock
sjongtaal Ingelsk
ynstrumint gitaar
grutste hit(s) Bohemian Rhapsody,
Somebody to Love,
We Will Rock You,
We Are the Champions,
Crazy Little Thing Called Love,
Under Pressure,
Radio Ga Ga,
I Want to Break Free
jierren aktyf 1963 – No
Brian May yn 2017

Karriêre bewurkje seksje

Yn 1968 rjochte May de band Smile op, mei Tim Staffell as sjonger en bassist, letter kaam drummer Roger Taylor hjir by. Dizze band bestie mar twa jier, fan 1968 oant 1970. Neidat Smile ophâlden wie sette Brian May mei drummer Roger Taylor in nije band op, in sjonger waard fûn yn Farrokh Bulsara dy't himsels letter Freddie Mercury neamde en ek de betinker is fan de bandnamme Queen. In bassist wie dreger te finen mar yn 1971 waard John Deacon de bassist fan Queen. Nei it ferstjêren fan Freddie Mercury yn 1991 gie May solo fierder yn 1992 brocht hy syn earste solo album Back to the Light út.

Priveelibben bewurkje seksje

Brian May waard berne yn Hampton, Londen, Ingelân, as iennichst bêrn fan in technysk tekener. May folge fanôf 1970 in stúdzje stjerrekunde yn Londen mar studearre pas yn 2007 ôf. May is twa kear boaske en hat út syn earste houlik trije bêrn. May is al jierren aktyf as beskermer fan dassen.

Diskografy bewurkje seksje

Albums bewurkje seksje

Album Utbrocht op Band Single(s)
Queen 13 july 1973 Queen Keep Yourself Alive,
Liar
Queen II 8 maart 1974 Seven Seas of Rhye
Sheer Heart Attack 8 novimber 1974 Killer Queen,
Now I'm Here
A Night at the Opera 21 novimber 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody,
You're My Best Friend
A Day at the Races 10 desimber 1976 Somebody to Love,
Tie Your Mother Down,
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together),
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy,
Long Away
News of the World 28 oktober 1977 We Are the Champions,
Spread Your Wings,
It's Late
Jazz 10 novimber 1978 Bicycle Race,
Don't Stop Me Now,
Mustapha,
Jealousy
The Game 30 juny 1980 Crazy Little Thing Called Love,
Save Me,
Play the Game,
Another One Bites the Dust,
Need Your Loving Tonight
Flash Gordon 8 desimber 1980 Flash
Hot Space 21 maaie 1982 Under Pressure,
Body Language,
Las Palabras de Amor,
Calling All Girls,
Staying Power,
Back Chat
The Works 27 febrewaris 1984 Radio Ga Ga,
I Want to Break Free,
It's a Hard Life,
Hammer to Fall
A Kind of Magic 2 juny 1986 One Vision,
Princes of the Universe,
A Kind of Magic,
One Year of Love,
Friends Will Be Friends,
Pain Is So Close to Pleasure,
Who Wants to Live Forever
The Miracle 22 maaie 1989 I Want It All,
Breakthru,
The Invisible Man,
Scandal,
The Miracle
Innuendo 4 febrewaris 1991 Innuendo,
I'm Going Slightly Mad,
Headlong,
These Are the Days of Our Lives,
The Show Must Go On
Back to the Light 28 septimber 1992 Brian May Driven by You,
Too Much Love Will Kill You,
Back to the Ligt,
Resurrection,
Last Horizon
Made in Heaven 6 novimber 1995 Queen Heaven for Everyone,
A Winter's Tale,
Too Much Love Will Kill You,
I Was Born to Love You,
Let Me Live,
You Don't Fool Me
Ghost of a Smile 1997 Smile
Another World 1 juny 1998 Brian May Business,
On My Way Up,
Another World,
Why Don't We Try Again
La musique de Furia 23 novimber 2000

As gastmuzikant bewurkje seksje

Single(s) Album Utbrocht yn Mei band
If We Believe You Like It Clean 2002 Lynn Carey Saylor
Somebody to Love Gems for Ruby 2009 Catherine Porter
Rockstar Bad Intentions 2012 Dappy
Blue on Black And Justice for None 2019 Five Finger Death Punch