Brian May
Born: 1947-07-19
Place of Birth: Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). Description above is from the Wikipedia article Brian May, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen
2019★ 0.0
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
2014★ 0.0
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
2000★ 7.7
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
2024★ 9.0
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
2020★ 10.0
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986★ 0.0
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
2019★ 6.8
Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe
2007★ 0.0
Live Killers
1979★ 7.0
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
2006★ 7.0
Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World
2016★ 0.0
Queen : The American Dream
2017★ 10.0
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
1986★ 8.4
Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam
2002★ 0.0
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
2014★ 7.7
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
2014★ 9.5
Queen: Greatest Flix II
1991★ 8.8
Pavarotti & Friends
1992★ 8.5
The Queen Phenomenon
1995★ 8.0
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
2021★ 8.0
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
2013★ 0.0
Queen: The Band that Rocked the World
2020★ 0.0
Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia
2020★ 0.0
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024★ 5.8
Live Aid
1985★ 7.9
Guitar
1991★ 0.0
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
1989★ 0.0
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
2006★ 7.3
Queen: Live in Japan 1982
1986★ 7.0
Rhapsody Over London
2022★ 0.0
Queen: A Night at the Odeon
1975★ 7.7
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022★ 6.0
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023★ 7.4
Queen: Live Aid
1985★ 8.8
Queen: Rock Case Studies
2007★ 0.0
Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party
2020★ 0.0
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
2005★ 8.0
We Will Rock You
1982★ 8.1
Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
2007★ 0.0
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
2020★ 8.0
Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park
2019★ 0.0
The Queen Special
1980★ 0.0
Queen: Champions of the World
1995★ 9.0
Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future
2024★ 9.0
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022★ 7.9
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
1987★ 6.5
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019★ 7.5
Queen: On the Rock Trail
2006★ 0.0
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022★ 6.7
Red Hot Rock
1984★ 3.0
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004★ 8.1
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005★ 0.0
Queen: Rock the World
2017★ 7.6
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025★ 0.0
Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993
1993★ 0.0
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
2024★ 0.0
Killer Queen!
2002★ 0.0
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019★ 8.9
Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival
2013★ 8.7
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
2012★ 8.1
Queen: Live in Hyde Park
1976★ 0.0
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992★ 8.4
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022★ 0.0
Queen: Days of Our Lives
2011★ 8.1
My Chemical Romance: Readings
2011★ 0.0
Queen: Live in Argentina
1981★ 0.0
Queen: A Magic Year
2012★ 5.7
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine
2012★ 6.0
Life After Flash
2017★ 5.7
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
2012★ 7.3
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992★ 7.8
Live Aid
2004★ 9.2
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
2001★ 5.2
Inside the Rhapsody
2002★ 0.0
Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux
2014★ 5.5
Queen: Days of Our Lives
1991★ 6.2
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017★ 7.5
The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen
2006★ 7.0
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
2024★ 0.0
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
2018★ 7.2
Queen at the BBC
2021★ 7.2
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
2016★ 0.0
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
1990★ 0.0
The Day We Walked on the Moon
2019★ 5.7
Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
2007★ 7.5
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74
1974★ 7.8
Rock: the origin
2023★ 10.0
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005★ 0.0
Queen: Live In Rio
1985★ 8.5
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
1987★ 9.0
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015★ 7.9
Queen: Definitive Houston
1977★ 9.0
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
1987★ 0.0
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002★ 6.3
Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
2011★ 7.2
ABBA V Queen
2022★ 0.0
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011★ 7.0
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2
1987★ 0.0
The Rory Gallagher Story
2024★ 0.0
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
2024★ 7.0
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024★ 8.0
Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
1991★ 10.0
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981★ 0.0
Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)
2016★ 7.0
Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010
2013★ 0.0
The Story of the Yardbirds
2008★ 8.0
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
2003★ 8.4
The Look and Sound of Queen
2019★ 0.0
The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
1994★ 0.0
Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
2002★ 0.0
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011★ 5.0
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
2006★ 6.5
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony
2019★ 7.0
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
2004★ 8.2
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QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]
2017★ 0.0
Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
2015★ 7.5
Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
1989★ 10.0
Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan
1992★ 8.0
Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015
2015★ 7.1
Queen: Live At Budokan
1979★ 0.0
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
2005★ 6.1
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World
2020★ 8.6
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
2004★ 6.4
Queen: Greatest Flix
1981★ 9.7
Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time
2024★ 7.0
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
2003★ 0.0
Queen: A Night in Bohemia
2016★ 8.2
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
2002★ 9.0
Queen: Greatest Video Hits
2002★ 9.5
Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary
2014★ 5.0
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
2014★ 0.0
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011★ 0.0
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
2024★ 8.5
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
1991★ 0.0
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
2009★ 9.0
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
2011★ 7.8
Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future
2024★ 8.0
QUEEN - The Hot Space Box
1982★ 0.0
Paul Rodgers And Friends - Live At Montreux
1994★ 0.0
Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
1977★ 6.3
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan
2006★ 6.0
Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom
2011★ 0.0