John Deacon

John Deacon
Deacon performing with Queen at the RDS Arena, Dublin in 1979
Background information
Birth nameJohn Richard Deacon
Born (1951-08-19) 19 August 1951
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
GenresRock
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
InstrumentsBass guitar
Years active1965–1997

John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is a retired English musician. He is best known as the bass guitarist of the rock band Queen.

He lives in Putney in Southwest London with his wife Veronica Tetzlaff. They were married on 18 January 1975. He is the father of six children.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Legacy of music legends: Why Queen will still rock you". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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