Legendary rock producer Roy Thomas Baker - best known for his work with Queen - has died, aged 78.
Baker passed away on April 12. A cause of death has yet to be announced.
Roy Thomas Baker was best known as the producer of iconic rock acts such as Queen, Journey, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, The Cars, Devo, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper and more.
He began his career in music as a secondary engineer at Decca Studios in London, where he worked on albums from the likes of David Bowie, The Who, The Rolling Stones and more under the name Roy Baker.
He eventually moved up the studio ranks to become chief engineer, working on T Rex's hit Get It On and Free's Alright Now.
He then moved over to Trident Studios in London’s Soho, where he became close to and began working closely with an up-and-coming band called Queen.
He went on to produce their 1973 self-titled debut album and the following year’s second album Queen II before turning his attention to the likes of Hawkwind, Robert Calvert, Man and The Trammps.
He returned to working with Queen on their third and fourth albums, Sheer Heart Attack and A Night at the Opera, the latter of which spawned the iconic hit Bohemian Rhapsody.
After the success of Bohemian Rhapsody, Baker produced for acts such as the glam band Jet, Pilot, Dusty Springfield and The Cars. In 1978, he returned to work on Queen’s seventh album, Jazz, which featured Don’t Stop Me Now.
Following Jazz, he produced the likes of Journey, Foreigner, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Devo, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, The Darkness, The Smashing Pumpkins and American Gothic, and more before closing his career with Yes‘ Heaven & Earth in 2014.
He also took on an A&R role at Elektra records and during his tenure signed acts such as Metallica, Yello, Peter Schilling, Simply Red and more.
