Biografie
Brian May
Sir Brian Harold May, CBE (* 19. Juli 1947 in Hampton, Middlesex, heute im London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) ist ein britischer Gitarrist, Komponist, Sänger, Astrophysiker, Sachbuchautor und Tierschützer. Er ist bekannt als Leadgitarrist der Rockband Queen.
May war zusammen mit Leadsänger Freddie Mercury und Schlagzeuger Roger Taylor Gründungsmitglied von Queen, nachdem er zuvor mit Taylor in der Band Smile gespielt hatte. Nach der Komplettierung der Besetzung durch Bassist John Deacon etablierten sich Queen als eine der führenden britischen Rockbands. Von Mitte der 1970er Jahre bis zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre war Queen fast ständig in den britischen Musikcharts vertreten. Mit Queen erlangte May weltweite Bekanntheit als virtuoser Musiker. Zu seinen typischen Stilmitteln gehören die Rückkopplung und der Echo-Effekt seiner selbstgebauten Gitarre Red Special. Die Verwendung von Münzen anstelle eines Plektrums prägte Queens typischen Gitarren-Klang ebenfalls. Zu Mays Kompositionen für die Band gehören unter anderem We Will Rock You, Tie Your Mother Down, I Want It All, Fat Bottomed Girls, Flash, Hammer to Fall, Save Me, Who Wants to Live Forever und The Show Must Go On.
Filme und Serien mit Brian May
★ 8.1
Queen - Days of Our Lives
2011
★ 5.0
American Idol
2002
★ 8.5
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
1986
★ 7.3
Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender
2012
★ 8.2
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
2012
★ 7.4
The Show Must Go On! - Die Queen-Jahre mit Adam Lambert
2019
★ 7.9
Live Aid
1985
★ 8.4
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
★ 8.1
Queen: Rock Montreal
1982
★ 6.7
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
2019
★ 8.8
Queen: Live Aid
1985
★ 6.7
Freddie Mercury - Der letzte Akt
2022
★ 7.7
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
2000
★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
★ 5.6
Life After Flash
2017
★ 5.2
This Morning
1988
★ 7.8
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
★ 7.1
Vecherniy Urgant
2012
★ 7.9
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74
1974
★ 6.9
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
★ 6.5
Classic Albums: Queen - A Night At The Opera
2006
★ 8.1
Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl
2004
★ 8.1
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
★ 7.8
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
★ 8.9
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019
★ 5.9
Question Time
1979
★ 7.8
Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
2007
★ 8.2
Queen Rock Montreal
2024
★ 8.6
Queen: Live In Rio
1985
★ 7.5
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
★ 7.7
Queen - A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975
1975
★ 7.9
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
★ 7.6
Zucchero – Sugar Fornaciari
2023
★ 7.5
Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
2015
★ 9.2
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
★ 7.3
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
2006
★ 6.1
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
2005
★ 6.8
Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
1977
★ 9.2
Live Aid
2004
★ 7.7
Classic Albums
1997
★ 7.7
Queen - Rock the World
2017
★ 5.6
Der größte Schritt der Menschheit – Die Mondlandung
2019
★ 6.7
Queen: Days of Our Lives
1991
★ 6.4
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
★ 7.2
Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
2011
★ 7.1
Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015
2015
★ 8.7
Queen: Greatest Flix
1981
★ 8.5
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
2003
★ 9.0
Queen: Greatest Video Hits
2002
★ 8.2
Queen: A Night in Bohemia
2016
★ 6.9
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
★ 6.4
Zucchero - Zu & Co: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2004
★ 8.0
Queen - Live in Japan
1992
★ 5.5
Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux
2014
★ 9.5
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
2014
★ 7.9
Queen: Greatest Flix II
1991
★ 5.8
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024
★ 4.3
Red Hot Rock
1984
★ 7.5
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
★ 8.6
Queen + Adam Lambert - Live Around The World
2020
★ 4.5
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
★ 9.0
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
2014
★ 7.2
Queen at the BBC
2021
★ 5.8
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
2001
★ 7.7
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
2014
★ 8.7
Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival
2013
★ 7.0
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
2006
★ 5.7
Queen: A Magic Year
2012
★ 8.3
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
★ 5.0
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
★ 7.2
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
2018
★ 7.8
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
2011
★ 9.7
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
★ 6.0
Newscast
2020
★ 7.0
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011
★ 10.0
Rock: the origin
2023
★ 9.0
Jean-Michel Jarre & Brian May: live in Bratislava
2024
★ 8.5
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
2024
★ 7.0
Queen, "We Are the Champions": Die Geschichte der größten Sporthymne aller Zeiten
2024
★ 7.5
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
2024
★ 8.0
Das Queen Phänomen
1995
★ 7.0
Queen: Live Killers - In Paris
1979
★ 10.0
Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
1991
★ 7.8
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
★ 8.0
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
2005
★ 5.0
Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary
2014
★ 7.0
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony
2019
★ 9.0
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
2002
★ 8.5
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
1987
★ 10.0
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
2020
★ 9.0
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
★ 8.0
Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future
2024
★ 3.5
Daytime Live
1987
★ 7.5
Numéro un
1975
★ 5.5
Reunited Apart
2020
★ 9.0
Ein Leben als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa
1993
★ 8.0
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
2021
★ 6.0
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022
★ 10.0
Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
1989
★ 6.0
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine
2012
★ 9.0
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
2009
★ 6.0
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan
2006
★ 6.5
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
1987
★ 7.0
Queen: Live in Japan 1982
1986
★ 9.0
Queen: Definitive Houston
1977
★ 7.0
Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)
2016
★ 10.0
Queen : The American Dream
2017
★ 8.0
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
2020
★ 8.0
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
1990
★ 9.0
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2
1987
★ 7.0
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
1987
★ 8.0
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981
★ 9.0
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
2024
★ 7.0
The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen
2006
★ 8.0
The Story of the Yardbirds
2008
★ 8.0
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986
★ 8.0
Queen: Is This the Real Life?
1999
★ 8.0
NHK紅白歌合戦
1951
★ 5.0
Téléthon
1987
★ 10.0
The BRIT Awards
1977
★ -
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
★ -
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
★ -
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011
★ -
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
1991
★ -
Rhapsody Over London
2022
★ -
ABBA V Queen
2022
★ -
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
2016
★ -
Queen: Rock Case Studies
2007
★ -
The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
1994
★ -
Guitar
1991
★ -
My Chemical Romance: Reading Festival 2011
2011
★ -
Queen: The Band that Rocked the World
2020
★ -
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
★ -
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
2024
★ -
Paul Rodgers And Friends - Live At Montreux
1994
★ -
Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
2002
★ -
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
1989
★ -
Killer Queen!
2002
★ -
Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010
2013
★ -
Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
2007
★ -
Queen: Live in Argentina
1981
★ -
Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews
2006
★ -
Queen: On the Rock Trail
2006
★ -
Queen: Music Video Box Documentary
2006
★ -
Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam
2002
★ -
Queen: Live in Hyde Park
1976
★ -
Queen: Live in Tokyo
1979
★ -
Queen: Will Rock You
2014
★ -
Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993
1993
★ -
Inside the Rhapsody
2002
★ -
Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall
1977
★ -
Queen: Live At Budokan
1979
★ -
Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom
2011
★ -
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
2013
★ -
Tangerine Dream - Sound of another World
2016
★ -
13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen
2019
★ -
The Queen Special
1980
★ -
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
★ -
Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party
2020
★ -
Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia
2020
★ -
Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park
2019
★ -
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
2014
★ -
QUEEN - The Hot Space Box
1982
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★ -
QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]
2017
★ -
Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe
2007
★ -
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
2024
★ -
The Rory Gallagher Story
2024
★ -
Queen - Heaven
2001
★ -
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
2003
★ -
The Look and Sound of Queen
2019
★ -
Queen: Queen I
1973
★ -
The Shadows At Sixty
2020
★ -
Domenica In
1976
★ -
Foxes Live: Wild in the City
2012
★ -
The Michael Ball Show
2010
★ -
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
★ -
ヤング・ミュージック・ショー
1978
★ -
Parkinson
1998
★ -
London 2012 Olympic Games
2012
★ -
The Story of Musicals
2012
★ -
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010