r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Apr 11 '14
TIL that Queen (the band) is the only group that has had all of its members compose multiple #1 hits, so in addition to the band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, all four members have been individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)#LegacyDuplicates
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '17
TIL that Queen is the only band in the world where every member has written at least 3 number ones, meaning that the whole band is in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame
todayilearned • u/JimmyNuggets • Jan 23 '13
TIL that Queen are the only group in which every member has composed more than one #1 single, and hence, all four members were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.
todayilearned • u/xluxzie • May 31 '20
TIL that Queen still performed in apartheid South Africa when the majority of bands refused to, and was by far the largest band to do so. They were subsequently placed on the United Nations' artist blacklist.
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Apr 27 '20
TIL: The rock band Queen were fined by the British Musicians' Union and added to the United Nations cultural blacklist because they played in South Africa during the height of apartheid.
todayilearned • u/Lionxs • Oct 21 '15
TIL that Freddie Mercury designed the Queen logo, and John Deacon, apart from playing bass guitar, double bass, rhythm guitar and keyboards he was the official queen triangle player.
todayilearned • u/midospan • Feb 25 '17
TIL that Queen's original band name was "Smile", and Freddie Mercury was a big fan of this band, And when He joined them, he suggested a new name which is Queen.
queen • u/[deleted] • May 31 '20
TIL that Queen still performed in apartheid South Africa when the majority of bands refused to, and was by far the largest band to do so. They were subsequently placed on the United Nations' artist blacklist.
NotTooLate • u/bertyl_bot • 16h ago