John Deacon

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John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He wrote several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "I Want to Break Free"; and co-wrote "Under Pressure", "Friends Will Be Friends" and "One Vision". Deacon grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire, playing bass guitar in a local band, The Opposition, before moving to London to study electronics at Chelsea College. He joined Queen in 1971 on the strength of his musical and electronic skills, particularly the homemade Deacy Amp that guitarist Brian May used to create guitar orchestras throughout Queen's career. From the third album, Sheer Heart Attack, onwards, he wrote at least one song per album, several of which became hits. In addition to bass guitar, Deacon played guitar, keyboards, and piano on Queen's studio work. After the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991 and the following year's Tribute...

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