Roger Taylor (Roger Taylor)

Roger Taylor (full name - Roger Taylor Middouz) was born July 29, 1949 in Kingslinne (Norfolk, United Kingdom). From childhood he dreamed of becoming a musician, a vocalist, guitarist and drummer in the school groups. After school, he enrolled in the College of Medicine at the London hospital, where he studied dentistry. In the summer of 1968, when the group sold "Reaction", in which Taylor played, he responded to the ad Brian May and Tia Staffell who were seeking a drummer for his "The Smile". The summer of 1970 Staffell left the band and was replaced by a graduate of the College of Arts Farouk Bulsara, made famous by the name of Freddie Mercury. With the arrival in February 1971 a group of new bassist John Deacon began the history of "Queen", a few years became a legend of world rock.
In addition to working with "Queen" Roger Taylor, implement and own projects. In 1981 he released a solo album, "Fun in Space", and in 1984 - "Strange Frontier". In August 1987, Taylor assembled a team of "The Cross"; with it, he recorded her debut album "Shove It", released in January next year, and performed in clubs in Britain and Germany. Were then released albums "The Cross" "Mad Bad And Dangerous To Know" (1988) and "Blue Rock" (1991). In September 1994, saw the light of the third solo album by Roger Taylor "HappinessN", with whom he made a tour of Europe, and in 1998 released his album "Electric Fire".