Happy Birthday Freddie Mercury

No rock-and-roll music collection is complete without Queen. Freddie Mercury’s piercing voice is pure electricity.

Classics including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Are The Champions,” “We Will Rock You” and “Another One Bites The Dust” are pillars of classic rock.

These photographs are of Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing at Chicago Stadium in the late 1970’s.

Freddie Mercury was born Thursday, Sept. 5, 1946 on the island of Zanzibar. He pursued the arts throughout his life and his work inspired millions of people.

Here are some Queen hits you might not know: “Somebody To Love,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “The Show Must Go On,” “I Want To Break Free” and “Killer Queen.”