Roger Taylor
Birthday: 1949-07-26 Place of Birth: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Synopsis
Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, he was recognised early in his career for his unique sound. In addition to his drum work, he is well known for his falsetto vocal range. He sometimes played keyboards, guitars and bass on his own songs. Alongside his bandmate, Brian May, he has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). Description above is from the Wikipedia article Roger Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
The story of the extraordinary final chapter of Freddie Mercury’s life and how, after his death from AIDS, Queen staged one of the biggest concerts in history, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, to celebrate his life and challenge the prejudices around HIV/AIDS. For the first time, Freddie's story is told alongside the experiences of those who tested positive for HIV and lost loved ones during the same period. Medical practitioners, survivors, and human rights campaigners recount the intensity of living through the AIDS pandemic and the moral panic it brought about.
Count Me In
An exhilarating celebration of the art of rock drumming, featuring some of the best drummers ever to have graced the drumkit. The viewer is taken on a uplifting journey through some of the most iconic music ever created, focusing on the women and men with the sticks, their passions, culture and awe-inspiring energy.
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
A documentary chronicling Queen and Lambert's incredible journey since they first shared the stage together on "American Idol" in 2009.
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Renowned as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century Freddie Mercury pushed the boundaries of art and music as he lead his band Queen to international stardom.
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronson, the guitarist, songwriter, producer and arranger who, in the early part of his career, performed with David Bowie as one of the 'Spiders from Mars'.
Queen: A Night in Bohemia
See the monumental 1975 London concert and the never-before-seen documentary that digs deep into the archives to tell the story of Queen, featuring newly discovered interviews with all four members of the band, unseen live performance footage and so much more.
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
Queen and Adam Lambert see in the new year playing live to an audience of just 2000, at London's Iconic Big Ben. Setlist: Don't Stop Me Now / I Want To Break Free / Somebody to Love / Another One Bites the Dust / Under Pressure / Fat Bottomed Girls / Radio Ga Ga / I Want It All / Crazy Little Thing Called Love / The Show Must Go On / Bohemian Rhapsody/Killer Queen. Medley: We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions / God Save the Queen (Instrumental played from tape)
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
Archive footage of interviews, concerts and personal material bring to light the solo performance work of Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.
Queen: A Magic Year
This documentary follows Queen from just after their historic show–stealing performance at Live Aid, London, on 13 July 1985, through the year leading up to the epic concert in Budapest. Using archive footage from rehearsals, interviews with the band in the studio and on the road during the Magic Tour - some of which has never been seen before.
Queen: Days of Our Lives
In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is stronger than ever 40 years on. But it was no bed of roses. No pleasure cruise. Queen had their share of kicks in the face, but they came through and this is how they did it, set against the backdrop of brilliant music and stunning live performances from every corner of the globe. In this film, for the first time, it is the band that tells their story. Featuring brand new interviews with the band and unseen archive footage (including their recently unearthed, first ever TV performance), it is a compelling story told with intelligence, wit, plenty of humor and painful honesty.
A Concert by the Lake
Filmed at the Historic Wintershall Estate in Surrey, England, this concert brings togetzer a group of Rock Legends under the musical direction of Procol Harum's Gary Brooker to perform many of their best loved Tracks. An amazing line-up of star soloists including Eric Clapton, Katie Melua, Roger Taylor, Ringo Starr, Paul Carrack, Andy Fairweather Low, Gary Brooker, Chris Barber, and The Drifters.
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
A concert movie that captured live 12 September from Ukraine in Kharkiv's Freedom Square before 350,000 fans.
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of a Night at the Opera
Queen: The Making Of A Night At The Opera tells the track by track story of the album through new interviews with Brian May, Roger Taylor and producer Roy Thomas Balek along with archive interviews with Freddie Mercury and contributions from photographer Mick Rock, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Ian Hunter from the Mott The Hoople amongst others. Illustrated by classics live footage, much of it from Hyde Park free concert in 1976, and in depth studio analysis the film gives an intimate portrait of the making of a truly classic album. Tracklist: 1.Death On Two Legs
2.Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
3.I'm In Love With My Car
4.You're My Best Friend
5.'39
6.Sweet Lady
7.Seaside Rendezvous
8.Good Company
9.Love Of My Life
10.Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
Queen Under Review 1973 - 1980 features rare live and studio performances of the band playing some of their best known hits; rare and classic Queen interview footage, and a host of other features, all interspersed with the independent review and criticism from a panel of esteemed experts.
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night At The Opera
If ever there was an album worthy of inclusion in Eagle Vision’s Classic Albums series it is Queen’s breakout release A Night At The Opera. Released in 1975, this was not only the band’s first platinum album, but also the one that catapulted them into the spotlight as one of the biggest rock acts in the world. Now for the first time, fans are offered an in-depth look at one of rock music’s seminal records with the Classic Albums DVD Queen — The Making Of A Night At The Opera.
Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews
Interviews with the band Queen
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
Recorded at Hyde Park in London, June 17th 2006, this 76 minute performance sees the Foo Fighters rock through some of their most popular material in front of a massive crowd, quoted in some media as nearly 100,000 people. At the time of this show, the band were touring in support of their excellent double album, In Your Honor. There have been a number of different members come and go in this band, however their current line-up has been the most stable.
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
Queen + Paul Rodgers was a collaboration between Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen and Paul Rodgers (formerly of Bad Company, Free, The Firm and The Law). Guitarist May had previously performed with Rodgers on several occasions, including a performance at the Royal Albert Hall. This live performance is from the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, in 2005.
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
The story behind the epic Queen single.
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
Filmed on the Hot Space Tour, complete Queen concert from Milton Keynes Bowl, 5th June 1982 in England where the band played a number of hits including "We Will Rock You", "Somebody to Love", "Under Pressure", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions".
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Well known performers accompanied by 12,000 selected members of the public on the lawn of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
Freddie Mercury (1946-91) was not just a man with one of the most pure and amazing voices the world has heard, but he was also the lead singer for Queen, the most enthusiastic rock band in history.
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard, Elton John, Axl Rose, Extreme, George Michael, and many others. Performers alternate between doing their own hits, covering Queen songs, or jamming with the surviving members of Queen.
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Queen documentary from 1991 hosted by Axl Rose.
Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
This DVDs (Greatest Flix I and II) were the very first version of Queen's "Greatest Hits" on DVD. Even though most people consider them a bootleg, on the original Queen Web site they were listed as official. It's a great collection, with great sound and the original videos (some of them were later changed).
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
One of the world's biggest bands returns to the scene of their Live Aid triumph (one year earlier in 1985) to play all their greatest hits in front of a packed Wembley Stadium.
Queen: Live in Rio
British rock's greatest entertainers play to more than 300,000 people in Rio, Brazil, headlining the first Rock in Rio festival in January 1985.
