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Mercury, who was lauded for his impressive vocal range, died of Aids-related illness at the age of 45 in 1991.
Queen were the undoubted stars of Live Aid, stealing the show at Wembley Stadium in 1985, but they did have a little help?
Four decades ago today, Wembley Stadium rocked to the sound of some of the biggest acts in the world. Lesley-Ann Jones ...
Fans of Cowboy Bebop remember the jazz and heartbreak, but these interesting little details mostly slipped under the radar.
40 years ago today, Freddie Mercury and Queen made their legendary appearance at Live Aid, the global phenomenon that was the two-city charity concert. The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" ...
To mark the Live Aid anniversary, the BBC and CNN have co-produced a documentary series, “Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took ...
Forty years after Live Aid rocked the world, Evelyn O'Rourke looks at ten ways the music event of a lifetime made musical ...
That image of Freddie Mercury still lingers. In a white chest-hugging vest, the frontman of rock band Queen had energetically ...
The ukulele, with its relatively tiny size and four strings, could be thought of as a simple instrument, but it shares a rich ...
I’m old enough to remember when novelists were big-time. When I was in college in the 1980s, new novels from Philip Roth, Toni Morrison, ...
Activist, composer, and lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof, teamed up with Ultravox’s Midge Ure to create the charity Christmas single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. This Christmas No.1 ...
Queen’s set at Live Aid is one of the most iconic live performances of all time. For 24 minutes, they held the sold-out crowd ...