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Brian May (19 Jul 1947 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom Queen guitarist

 Also known as (1)

Releases (26)

Official

Album

  1. Star Fleet Project 31 Oct 1983 (as Brian May + Friends)
  2. Back to the Light 28 Aug 1992
  3. Another World 27 May 1998

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Furia 20 Nov 2000

Single

  1. Star Fleet 24 Oct 1983 (as Brian May + Friends)
  2. Driven by You 25 Nov 1991
  3. Too Much Love Will Kill You 24 Aug 1992
  4. Back to the Light 09 Nov 1992
  5. Last Horizon 06 Dec 1993
  6. The Business (Rock On Cozy mix) - A Tribute To Cozy Powell (1947 - 1998) 25 May 1998
  7. Why Don't We Try Again 23 Jul 1998
  8. Another World 1998
  9. On My Way Up 1998
  10. New Horizons 01 Jan 2019

EP

  1. Red Special 28 Oct 1998
  2. Back to the Light 2021

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1993-03-14: Long Live the Queen: Beacon Theater, New York City, NY, USA 1993
  2. Live in UK 94
  3. 1998-10-31: Manchester, UK
  4. 1998-11-10: Tokyo, Japan

Album

  1. Out On His Own 1993
  2. Collaborations 2017
  3. Radio Innuendos

Album - Compilation

  1. Ultimate Rarities 01 Jan 2000
  2. Collaborations II 2017

Other - Live

  1. Semi Unplugged VH1 Broadcast 1998

Relationships (20)

Performs As

  1. Just William
  2. MC Spy‐D + “Friends”
  3. T. E. Conway

Supporting Artists

  1. Neil Murray (1992 - 1993)

Collaborator On

  1. Rock Aid Armenia
  2. Artists United for Nature
  3. Artists for Grenfell

Member Of

  1. Queen (1970) original, background vocals, guitar
  2. The Brian May Band original, lead vocals, guitar
  3. 1984 (1964 - 1968)
  4. Smile (1968 - 1970)
  5. Brian May & Friends
  6. Queen + Paul Rodgers
  7. Rock Therapy guitar
  8. Hale & Pace and the Stonkers additional
  9. Queen + Adam Lambert

Support By

  1. Catherine Porter background vocals

Married

  1. Anita Dobson (18 Nov 2000)

Children

  1. Louisa May
  2. Emily May

Recordings by (246)

  1. Star Fleet (single edit) 4:12 (24 Oct 1983)
  2. Son of Star Fleet 4:32 (24 Oct 1983)
  3. Starfleet 8:06 (31 Oct 1983)
  4. Let Me Out 7:13 (31 Oct 1983)
  5. Blues Breaker 12:50 (31 Oct 1983)
  6. Star Fleet 7:57 (1983)
  7. Let Me Out 8:03 (1983)
  8. Blues Breaker (Dedicated to E. C.) 12:44 (1983)
  9. Who Wants to Live Forever (instrumental version) 3:47 (28 Aug 1989)
  10. Just One Life (guitar version) 3:35 (25 Nov 1991)
  11. Just One Life 3:38 (25 Nov 1991)
  12. Driven by You 4:10 (25 Nov 1991)
  13. Driven by You (Ford ad version) 1:28 (1991)
  14. Driven by You (Edited Version for DJ's in Something of a Hurry) 3:38 (1991)
  15. Driven by You (Pollarded Version for DJ's Under Pressure) 3:22 (1991)
  16. Driven by You (Special Version for DJ's Under Extreme Stress) 0:04 (1991)
  17. Driven By You (Proper Version for Connoisseurs and Relaxed DJ's) 4:11 (1991)
  18. Driven by You (Edited version) 3:37 (1991)
  19. Driven by You (Pollarded version) 3:23 (1991)
  20. Driven by You (Proper version) 4:11 (1991)
  21. Driven by You (Special version) 0:07 (1991)
  22. I'm Scared (alternate version) 4:01 (24 Aug 1992)
  23. Too Much Love Will Kill You (guitar version) 4:32 (24 Aug 1992)
  24. Driven by You (new version) 4:11 (24 Aug 1992)
  25. Too Much Love Will Kill You 4:31 (24 Aug 1992)
  26. Rollin’ Over 4:36 (28 Aug 1992)
  27. Nothin’ but Blue 3:31 (28 Aug 1992)
  28. I’m Scared 4:00 (28 Aug 1992) album version / Justin's mix '92
  29. Last Horizon 4:10 (28 Aug 1992)
  30. Let Your Heart Rule Your Head 3:51 (28 Aug 1992)
  31. The Dark 2:20 (28 Aug 1992)
  32. Back to the Light 4:59 (28 Aug 1992)
  33. Love Token 5:55 (28 Aug 1992)
  34. Nothin' but Blue (Guitar version) 3:51 (09 Nov 1992)
  35. Too Much Love 4:31 (1992) live, 1992-04-20: Wembley Stadium, London, UK
  36. I'm Scared 4:02 (1992)
  37. Love Token (explicit version) 5:33 (1992)
  38. Driven by You Two 1:32 (07 Jun 1993)
  39. Last Horizon (radio edit) 3:07 (06 Dec 1993)
  40. Tie Your Mother Down 5:06 (1993)
  41. Love of My Life 4:10 (1993)
  42. Now I'm Here ?:?? (1993)
  43. Brighton Rock ?:?? (1993)
  44. Resurrection ?:?? (1993)
  45. Hammer to Fall 5:37 (1993)
  46. We Will Rock You ?:?? (1993)
  47. '39 (Intro Only) / Too Much Love Will Kill You 5:27 (1993)
  48. Resurrection (Including Drum Solo, & End Part Of "Bohemian Rhapsody") 9:18 (1993)
  49. We Will Rock You (Slow Into Fast Version) 4:21 (1993)
  50. One Rainy Wish 4:11 (24 Oct 1995)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. I Can Hear Music 3:19 Roger Taylor, Larry Lurex & Brian May (29 Jun 1973) electric guitar
  2. Son and Daughter 3:23 Queen (06 Jul 1973) guitar
  3. Keep Yourself Alive 3:47 Queen (06 Jul 1973) guitar
  4. Doing All Right 4:09 Queen (13 Jul 1973) electric guitar, piano, acoustic guitar
  5. Great King Rat 5:43 Queen (13 Jul 1973) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  6. Liar 6:25 Queen (13 Jul 1973) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  7. The Night Comes Down 4:23 Queen (13 Jul 1973) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  8. Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll 1:48 Queen (13 Jul 1973) guitar
  9. My Fairy King 4:08 Queen (13 Jul 1973) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  10. Seven Seas of Rhye… 1:15 Queen (13 Jul 1973) guitar
  11. Jesus 3:44 Queen (13 Jul 1973) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  12. I Can Hear Music (1973 single) 3:28 Larry Lurex (1973) guitar, electric guitar
  13. Seven Seas of Rhye 2:48 Queen (Feb 1974) guitar
  14. White Queen (As It Began) 4:35 Queen (09 Apr 1974) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  15. The Loser in the End 4:03 Queen (09 Apr 1974) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  16. The Fairy Feller’s Master‐Stroke 2:41 Queen (09 Apr 1974) guitar
  17. Nevermore 1:18 Queen (09 Apr 1974) guitar
  18. The March of the Black Queen 6:33 Queen (09 Apr 1974) tubular bells, guitar
  19. Funny How Love Is 2:50 Queen (09 Apr 1974) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  20. Procession 1:12 Queen (09 Apr 1974) guitar
  21. Father to Son 6:14 Queen (09 Apr 1974) electric guitar, piano, acoustic guitar
  22. Some Day One Day 4:22 Queen (09 Apr 1974) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  23. Ogre Battle 4:08 Queen (09 Apr 1974) guitar
  24. Killer Queen 3:00 Queen (Oct 1974) electric guitar
  25. Flick of the Wrist 3:17 Queen (Oct 1974) electric guitar
  26. Now I’m Here 4:14 Queen (01 Nov 1974) electric guitar, piano

Vocals

  1. Keep Yourself Alive 3:47 Queen (06 Jul 1973) background vocals
  2. Son and Daughter 3:23 Queen (06 Jul 1973) background vocals
  3. Doing All Right 4:09 Queen (13 Jul 1973) background vocals
  4. Great King Rat 5:43 Queen (13 Jul 1973) background vocals
  5. Liar 6:25 Queen (13 Jul 1973) background vocals
  6. The Night Comes Down 4:23 Queen (13 Jul 1973) background vocals
  7. Jesus 3:44 Queen (13 Jul 1973) background vocals
  8. I Can Hear Music (1973 single) 3:28 Larry Lurex (1973) background vocals
  9. Seven Seas of Rhye 2:48 Queen (Feb 1974) background vocals
  10. Some Day One Day 4:22 Queen (09 Apr 1974) lead vocals, background vocals
  11. The Fairy Feller’s Master‐Stroke 2:41 Queen (09 Apr 1974) background vocals
  12. Father to Son 6:14 Queen (09 Apr 1974) background vocals
  13. Ogre Battle 4:08 Queen (09 Apr 1974) background vocals
  14. Nevermore 1:18 Queen (09 Apr 1974) background vocals
  15. The March of the Black Queen 6:33 Queen (09 Apr 1974) background vocals
  16. Funny How Love Is 2:50 Queen (09 Apr 1974) background vocals
  17. Flick of the Wrist 3:17 Queen (Oct 1974) background vocals
  18. Killer Queen 3:00 Queen (Oct 1974) background vocals
  19. Brighton Rock 5:11 Queen (01 Nov 1974) background vocals

Produced

  1. Killer Queen 3:00 Queen (Oct 1974)

Orchestrated

  1. Flick of the Wrist 3:17 Queen (Oct 1974)
  2. Killer Queen 3:00 Queen (Oct 1974)
  3. In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited 3:45 Queen (01 Nov 1974)
  4. Now I’m Here 4:14 Queen (01 Nov 1974)

Credited as (142)

  1. Brian May
  2. Meat Loaf & Brian May
  3. Foo Fighters & Brian May
  4. Brian May & Sissel
  5. Jennifer Rush & Brian May
  6. Brian May & Andrea Corr
  7. Steve Cropper feat. Brian May
  8. Sissel feat. Brian May
  9. Def Leppard feat. Brian May
  10. Freddie Mercury & Brian May
  11. Zucchero feat. Brian May
  12. Dappy feat. Brian May
  13. Cliff Richard feat. Brian May & Brian Bennett
  14. The Yardbirds feat. Brian May
  15. Cliff Richard feat. S Club 7 & Brian May
  16. Joe Cocker feat. Steve Winwood & Brian May
  17. Brian May + The Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra with Roger Taylor & Ray Cooper
  18. Brian May with Cozy Powell
  19. The Darkness feat. Brian May
  20. Five feat. Brian May
  21. Status Quo & Brian May
  22. The Cross & Brian May
  23. The Cross, Brian May & Mike Moran
  24. Jerry Hadley, Sissel, Brian May & Just William
  25. Def Leppard & Brian May
  26. Jimmy Gnecco feat. Brian May
  27. Dappy & Brian May
  28. Lynn Carey Saylor feat. Brian May
  29. Brian May + Friends
  30. Carmine Appice feat. Brian May
  31. Kerry Ellis & Brian May
  32. Brian May feat. Spike Edney
  33. Meat Loaf with Brian May
  34. Tangerine Dream and Brian May
  35. Zucchero with Brian May
  36. Queen / Brian May / Pink Floyd / Meat Loaf / Genesis / Peter Gabriel
  37. Soundgarden feat. Brian May
  38. Jerry Hadley, Sissel, Brian May & Just William
  39. Brian May & Sissel
  40. Sissel feat. Brian May
  41. Brian May, Tim Staffell & Roger Taylor
  42. Eddie Howell, Featuring Brian May & Freddie Mercury
  43. Roger Taylor, Larry Lurex & Brian May
  44. Brian May, Eddie Van Halen, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen & Fred Mandel
  45. Paul Bliss, Arranged by Brian May
  46. Kerry Ellis feat. Brian May
  47. Foo Fighters and Brian May
  48. Meat Loaf (with Brian May from Queen) & Tangerine Dream
  49. Adam Lambert feat. Brian May
  50. Five with Brian May
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Works (235)

Wrote

  1. Flash Gordon Suite
All Works Results >>

Composed

  1. Fat Bottomed Girls (Jul 1978 - Oct 1978)
  2. Dead on Time (Jul 1978 - Oct 1978)
  3. Dreamer’s Ball (Jul 1978 - Oct 1978)
  4. Leaving Home Ain’t Easy (Jul 1978 - Oct 1978)
  5. Son of Star Fleet
  6. Ballad of Freddy Mercury
  7. Impromptu
  8. GOLDEN DAYS
  9. Golden Days
  10. ’39
  11. Sweet Lady
  12. The Prophet’s Song
  13. Good Company
  14. Dragon Attack
  15. Sail Away Sweet Sister
  16. Save Me
  17. Keep Yourself Alive
  18. The Night Comes Down
  19. Son and Daughter
  20. Procession
  21. Father to Son
  22. White Queen (As It Began)
  23. Some Day One Day
  24. Flash to the Rescue
  25. Battle Theme
  26. The Wedding March
  27. Marriage of Dale and Ming (and Flash Approaching)
  28. Crash Dive on Mingo City
  29. Flash’s Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)
  30. The Hero
  31. The Show Must Go On
  32. All Dead, All Dead
  33. Sleeping on the Sidewalk
  34. It’s Late
  35. Il colosso
  36. What Are We Made Of
  37. I Need Time
  38. The Amazing Spider-Man (Mastermix)
  39. My Boy
  40. Ice Ice Baby
  41. Flash
  42. Gimme the Prize
  43. Forever
  44. Supernova (Real Star Sounds)
  45. Se fue, se fue
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Lyrics

  1. Fat Bottomed Girls (Jul 1978 - Oct 1978)
  2. Dead on Time (Jul 1978 - Oct 1978)
  3. Dreamer’s Ball (Jul 1978 - Oct 1978)
  4. Leaving Home Ain’t Easy (Jul 1978 - Oct 1978)
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Events (4)

Main Performer At

  1. Brit Awards 1994
  2. Pescara Jazz 2013
  3. Live Aid time

Guest Performer At

  1. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony #34, Def Leppard Performance

Links (41)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.brianmay.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=498000
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1494243
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14025272r
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/brian_may
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92102686
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92102686/
  7. https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/M/May,_Brian/
  8. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000067707/POPULAR/
  9. https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/band/Brian_May
  10. https://www.whosampled.com/Brian-May/
  11. https://www.45cat.com/artist/brian-may
  12. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119303191
  13. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/brian-may/
  14. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL537736A

Lyrics Page

  1. https://www.musixmatch.com/artist/Brian-May
  2. https://genius.com/artists/Brian-may
  3. https://muzikum.eu/en/brian-may/lyrics

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Brian+May

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/193697

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/brian-may-6bd6ba0e.html

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/77840

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/253217

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000007230

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006190/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/100246325

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15873

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/3304

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NcbLU1bW55eahD0UgD7U3
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/7871

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700250915

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.amazon.com/artists/B001DTRMU8
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/806931
  3. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/806931
  4. https://us.napster.com/artist/brian-may
  5. https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/interpreter/brian-may/download-streaming-albums

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brian_May_Portrait_-_David_J_Cable.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/6d24f102-5c43-453a-8664-4ee092f441cf

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/DrBrianMay
  2. https://www.facebook.com/BrianMayCom
  3. https://www.instagram.com/brianmayforreal/