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Mike Grose
Mike Grose (died 6 March 2019) was a British musician. He was the first bassist for Queen from April to July 1970, and played three live gigs with the band between 27 June and 25 July. Queen Grose, who was from Cornwall, was asked by his childhood friend Roger Taylor to drive up to London to play in his band, the first incarnation of Queen in 1970. Grose co-owned PJ's, a pub where Smile, the precursor band to Queen featuring Taylor and Brian May, use to play at. When Queen attracted the attention of John Anthony, he told the band he thought they did not have the right bass player. Grose left the band in early 1971 after playing three gigs with the band between 27 June and 25 July 1970 (June 27 at Hall for Cornwall, July 18 at Imperial College London and July 25 at Grose's PJ's pub). He was replaced by Barry Mitchell, then Doug Bogie and then finally John Deacon. According to Mark Blake, author of the 2010 Queen biography ''This The Real Life? The Untold Story of Queen:'' "U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen (band)
Queen are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock. Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile (band), Smile. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He joined in 1970 and suggested the name "Queen". Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their Queen (Queen album), self-titled debut album in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, ''Queen II'', in 1974. ''Sheer Heart Attack'' later that year and ''A Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
