Legendary producer Roy Thomas Baker, most famous for his work with Queen, has died at the age of 78. The news was confirmed in a statement from his publicist, who revealed that Baker died at his home in Lake Havasu City, AZ on April 12. A cause of death has not been announced.
Baker was born in Hampstead in North London in 1946 and began his career at Decca Records in the late 1960s, where he worked alongside senior producers Tony Visconti and Gus Dudgeon on recordings by Ten Years After, Dr. John, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Savoy Brown, Moody Blues, Nazareth, Yes, David Bowie, Be Bop Deluxe, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Dusty Springfield, Free, T. Rex and many more.
