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"Sex, Age & Death" by Bob Geldof added to Roger Taylor guest appearances discography section.
"How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell" by Bob Geldof added to Roger Taylor guest appearances discography section.
Complete charts of all Roger Taylor solo and The Cross singles and albums had been added to the site. Follow the Charts link in the menu.
Dear Mr. Murdoch (2011 version) added to Roger Taylor Discography section.
"Virgin Earshot vol. 5" promo TC added in "Shove It" album TC singles.
rogertaylor.info launch on Facebook - see link below pictures on the right.
"Red Light Fever" - a new album by Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders. Read more on this Roger Taylor collaboration.
NEWS
14 Sep 2011 Roger Taylor will be a guest musician at SAS Band show on Dec 3rd, 2011 in Guildford. Click the link to read details and book tickets.
20 Jul 2011 Roger Taylor's newly re-recorded Dear Mr. Murdoch goes on sale in iTunes store. What a pity only some countries have the priviledge to buy from iTunes... If you are one of the happy, try following this link to buy a copy.
15 Jul 2011 Roger Taylor has just issued a new version of Dear Mr. Murdoch (first released on Happiness...? in 1994), it can be heard on Queen's official youtube channel. Lyrics are available on Queen's official website.
12 May 2011 Another 5 Queen album remasters will be available from June 27th, 2011 (the date has changed).
Full info on the reissues on the Official Queen site.
6 May 2011 Roger Taylor to perform with Band du Lac in Wintershall Estate
Roger will be performing 20 minute slot at the Wintershall Charity Concert on Saturday June 4th. He will be joined by Spike Edney (keyboards), Steve Stroud (Bass), his son Rufus (Drums) and Jason Falloon (Guitar), plus Jeff Beck has also promised to join Roger onstage for a couple of numbers! Roger will also be guesting the Band du Lac, which is Gary Brooker's house band for a couple of songs. Tickets for this very special black-tie event are £135 each and can be purchased by telephone from 01483 892167 (Monday to Friday 9AM to 5PM - UK) or via email from boxoffice@hutleygroup.com. This year's concert will benefit stroke research. Gates to the estate will open at 4PM and music will begin at 6PM, concluding with fireworks at midnight. Those attending are invited to bring picnics to enjoy by the lakeside.
Other musicians also taking part this year Eric Clapton, Gary Brooker, Lulu, Paul Carrack, Georgie Fame, and Daniele de Niesse.
Info from Official Queen website.
11 Apr 2011 Roger is to unveil a statue by sculptor Tim Shaw called 'The Drummer' in Truro, Cornwall on 25th June. Further details are to be made available closer to the date.
7 Apr 2011 On 7th Feb, 2011 Bob Geldof's "How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell" album was issued in the UK (US release date: March 15th, 2011). Until now it has reached only 89. position on British chart. The album features Roger Taylor on percussion and backing vocals, most notably on "Blow Fish" and "Here's to You". A great album by the musician who is commonly known for his charity work. Read a review from thelineofbestfit.com.
4 Apr 2011 SAS Band at Freddie Mercury Tribute Gig
Official International Queen Fan Club had booked The Clapham Grand Theatre, just opposite Clapham Junction station in London, for November 25th. Their main band are, of course the excellent SAS Band, featuring Spike Edney, Jamie Moses, Steve Stround and John Marter - and they hope to add to that a glittering array of special guests! (Guest Artists will be announced as and when we can confirm them.)
Full report on the Official International Queen Fan Club site.
18 Nov 2010 Roger Taylor and Brian May performed at Prince's Trust Rock Gala.
The concert took place on Nov 17 at the Royal Albert Hall in London and also featured Rufus Taylor od drums. The setlist: "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" (Roger - vocals, Rufus - drums, Brian - backup vocals), "Last Horizon" (Brian on guitar), "It's A Hard Life" (Tom Chaplin - vocals), "Seven Seas Of Rhye" (Midge Ure - vocals), "We Will Rock You" (featuring Tom Jones, Midge Ure, Phil Collins and others).
17 Nov 2010 Island Records to re-release Queen albums in special deluxe formats.
Newly signed to legendary label Island Records and to coincide with the exhibition, the first five albums that Queen released: "Queen", "Queen II", "Sheer Heart Attack", "A Night At The Opera" and "A Day At The Races" will be re-mastered and re-packaged into special deluxe album formats. From the pure raw rock of "Queen" through to the majestic anthems on "A Day At The Races", the first five albums highlight the diverse talent, musical ambition and already global success of a band made up of some of the best songwriters, musicians and performers of all time. The remainder of the band's incredible catalogue will be released during 2011.
5 Sep 2010 Queen are going to change the record company.
Here is Jim Beach's (Queen Manager) newsletter:
"Many of you will have read bits and pieces on the internet about Queen changing record companies and so I wanted to confirm to you that the band have signed a new contract with Universal Music. More to follow on this in the months to come.
In the meantime, we would like to thank the EMI team for all their hard work over the years, the many successes and the fond memories, and of course we look forward to continuing to work with EMI Music Publishing who take care of our songwriting affairs.
Next year we start working with our new record company to celebrate Queen's 40th anniversary and we will be announcing full details of the plans over the next 3 months.
As Brian has already said Queen's next moves will involve 'studio work, computers and live work'.
Whilst working on this move I am also launching my son Ol Beach's band Yellow Wire this August. Many of you will have known about Wire Daisies which was Ol's band with Treana Morris (who Roger discovered some time back). Ol decided 2 years ago to branch out on his own to write, record, play and produce his own album using the band name Yellow Wire, a name that he got from a masseuse in South Africa when he was down there supporting Robbie Williams (more of that story in Ol's bio here). The album is now finished and the first single 'Where is the Summer' will be released on 23rd August, you can click here to check it out.
Obviously being Ol's dad I think the album is great - I hope you do too. Brian was certainly very complementary. He sent me an email saying 'I like this a lot. Ol's singing? Nice' You can't get much better than that! So give some of the tracks a listen here and if you like them register here to find out more and by all means post your comments on QOL , the Yellow Wire site or any of the related community sites.
We will be having a draw from all those names that register here on the Yellow Wire site between now and the end of September. The prize will be dinner for two either in London or Montreux (all travelling expenses paid) with Ol and myself where we can discuss Yellow Wire, kite surfing, Queen, life in general or whatever else takes our fancy. See you winners there!"
Jim"
4 Jan 2010 5" CD version of "The Unblinking Eye" has been released. It can be purchased via queenonline.com store. The single includes:
- The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)
- The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken) - Almost completely nude
- The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken) - In the studio (Video)
Roger Taylor's Dear Mr. Murdoch 2011 version
Bob Geldof's How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell
The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)
The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)
