The death of the producer of some key albums in the history of rock has been announced, Roy Thomas Bakerwho died on April 12 at 78 years of age.
In life, Roy Thomas Baker worked with great British artists like The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne and David Bowiebut above all with Queen.
Roy Thomas Bakerone of the most legendary rock producers, began studying at the Decca de London studies, where he collaborated in engineering for David Bowie, The Who either The Rolling Stones. Later he went to Trident studies in Soho, where he would start collaborating with the promising band of Queenwhom he would produce in 1973 his homonymous debut album. After focusing on other groups and projects, he would return with the group to record the third and fourth album of the group “Sheer Heart Attack “ and “A Night at the Opera”in the latter produced the most iconic song in the group, “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
He then started working with Jet, Pilot, Dusty Springfield and The Cars; Until 1978, where it produced “Jazz”Queen’s seventh album, which includes the song “Don’t Stop Me Now.”
Between the end of the seventies and early eighties, he was combining his work as a musical producer for groups with being working for the seal Elektra Records. There would have two functions, executive producer of people like Lindsey Buckingham, Joe Lynn Turner, Josie Cotton and more artists, and a role of A&R looking for artists and groups, where he signed artists and bands for the seal like Yello, Peter Schilling, Simply Red either Metallicaamong many others.
