The Story of Queen

Hear the incredible story of how Queen was started by a refugee immigrant and his new English friends and went from college band to stadium juggernaut selling 300 million albums worldwide.  This versatile band moved effortlessly across  genres like heavy rock, sumptuous ballads, funk & dance sounds, and even pop sounds. In this episode: How a family desperately fleeing an African revolution brought the future lead singer to EnglandHow a astronomer, dentist and engineer each wrote multiple hit songs for the bandWhen Freddie's early voice was compared to a "bleating sheep" by a fellow band memberHow Queen was duped into a questionable management contract and the vicious hit song that resulted How one of their biggest hits resulted from a chance encounter with a famous studio visitorThe backstory of the legendary performance at the 1985 Live Aid concertThe details of why Freddie Mercury acted as an emergency roadie for David Bowie early in Bowie's career Guest Bio - Mark Blake,  journalist & authorAuthor and music journalist Mark Blake is the author of several books on Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Who.  He is an authority on the band Queen spending countless hours interviewing members of the band for his books Is this the Real Life: The Untold Story of Queen and Magnifico: The A to Z of Queen. Follow Garage to Stadiums (GTS) on social channels  Share this episode with this linkCheck out our Bonus Content website section for videos and more of each performer Download our official killer playlists for each performer on Apple or Spotify Follow GTS on Apple or Spotify podcastsFollow GTS on Instagram LinkedIn and XSign up for the Garage to Stadiums e-newsletter to get more bonus content