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Roy Thomas Baker Dies: Producer On ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ & Other Classics Was 78

Roy Thomas Baker, the prolific producer who worked with the likes of Queen, The Cars, David Bowie, Devo, Journey and The Smashing Pumpkins, is dead..

Baker is best known for his work on one of rock’s greatest and most enduring anthems: Queen’s “ Bohemian Rhapsody.” The sprawling operatic song proved a challenge to record, especially given the technology of the time. Brian May, John Deacon and Freddie Mercury of Queen with Roy Thomas Baker in 1978 (David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images) He also worked with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Nazareth, Santana, T. Rex, Yes, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper, Foreigner, Pilot, Ozzy Osbourne, The Stranglers, Dusty Springfield, T’Pau, Mötley Crüe and Cheap Trick, among many others.

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