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Roger Taylor (Queen)

Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows Taylor; July 26, 1949, Dersingham, Norfolk) is a British drummer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, and singer. He is most famous as a member of the band Queen and the lead singer of The Cross. As a drummer, he is widely known for his unique "voluminous" sound and is considered one of the most influential rock drummers of the 1970s and 80s. Taylor began writing his first songs while still a member of the band Smile (Blag). For Queen’s early albums, Taylor personally performed songs of his own composition, but in the future, he ceded their performance to Freddie Mercury. For his solo albums, Roger Taylor independently performed bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboard, and drum parts. In the past, he collaborated with many famous pop and rock musicians, such as: Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, Phil Collins, Genesis, Jimmy Nail, Elton John, Gary Numan, Shakin' Stevens, Foo Fighters, Al Stewart, Steve Vai, Yoshiki Hayashi, and Bon Jovi.