Bohemian Rhapsodies

July 3, 2011: Roger Taylor Joins the Foo Fighters Onstage at Milton Keynes

The Foo Fighters were joined onstage at Milton Keynes (7/2/11) by a succession of rock legends, including Queen's drummer Roger Taylor, Alice Cooper and Husker Du singer Bob Mould. Roger Taylor was the first to join the Foo Fighters to play, taking over the drumkit from Taylor Hawkins, who sang lead on the song "Cold Day in the Sun." Taylor Hawkins introduced Roger by saying, "One of the reasons I started playing music is this man and his wonderful f*^*ing band!" Check out a clip of the song http://youtu.be/EzD3XcYGE0w

June 21, 2011: Freddie Mercury Places 2nd in NME Greatest Singer of All Time Poll

Queen's Freddie Mercury has placed 2nd in NME's Greatest Singers of All Time Poll. Michael Jackson took 1st place with an average score of 9.02 out of 10, while Mercury's score was an 8.39 out of 10.

The poll which took place on NME.COM (New Music Express) and saw 10 million votes being cast, four-thousand Facebook comments and initially saw Mercury holding the top spot until Jackson took over the number one post. Elvis Presley finished in third place with an average of 7.17 out of 10 and Axl Rose held the fourth place spot with a score of 6.47 out of 10.

May 23, 2011: "Bohemian Rhapsodies" Cover Art Released!!

Rock N Roll Books, a publisher dedicated to all things rock and roll has obtained the rights to publish our book!! Thanks to Jake for his help in getting this deal done! Look forward to seeing "Bohemian Rhapsodies" on the shelves at your local bookstore on November 24, 2o11.

Compiled by Robyn Dunford, edited by Robyn Dunford and Kelly Franko, and ‘officially authorized’ by QUEEN's camp, the book will feature loads of exclusive commentary from those closest to the band's late singer, Freddie Mercury, including his longtime personal assistant, Peter Freestone, alongside contributions from rock and metal peers of the four legends comprising QUEEN, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon — recounting both funny, personalized stories they experienced first-hand playing alongside the legendary frontman and formidable musicians, and how, in many cases, the band influenced them in their own artistry. From the fan side, readers will be treated to many intimate stories from lifelong fans of Freddie's and QUEEN who were touched personally by the members of the band in one way or another, whether by their music or the fan’s personal relationships with the band. Rock N Roll Books is also teaming with compiler/editor Robyn Dunford to donate a substantial portion of the book's proceeds to the Mercury Phoenix Trust upon publication. Visit Rocknrollbooks.com for updates as the release date approaches, or check us out at www.twitter.com/rocknrollbooks or www.facebook.com/rocknrollbooks.

Jan. 18, 2011: Welcome Kelly!!

Kelly Franko, longtime Queen fan, President of the Gary Mullens and "One Night of Queen" fan club and good friend, has offered to work alongside Robyn in completing the editing and compiling of the book. You can contact her at kelly@bohemianrhapsodies.net.

Jan. 1, 2011: Let's Rock n Roll!!

Here is the Press Release:

Rock N Roll Books/SCB Distribution is excited to announce the acquisition of two new titles due for publication in 2011: the first, ‘Bohemian Rhapsodies: True and Authorized Tales By Queen Fans & Celebrities compiled by Robyn Dunford,’ is officially authorized by QUEEN's camp and will feature loads of exclusive commentary from those closest to Freddie, including his longtime personal assistant, as well as rock and metal peers of Mercury's as well as the other members of Queen, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon recounting both funny, personalized stories they experienced first-hand playing alongside the legendary frontman and formidable musicians, and how, in many cases, the band influenced them in their own artistry.

From the fan side, readers will be treated to many intimate stories from lifelong fans of Freddie's and Queen who were touched personally by the members of the band in one way or another, whether by their music or the fan’s personal relationships with the singer. Please stay tuned for LOADS of exciting forthcoming announcements on stars who will be joining the roster of artists, peers, friends, etc. contributing personalized commentary to this exciting and 100% authorized literary tribute to Freddie Mercury and Queen!

Rock N Roll Books is also teaming with compiler Robyn Dunford to donate a substantial portion of the book's proceeds to the Mercury Phoenix Trust upon publication.

From the publisher: “We're almost unspeakably excited about announcing the publication of both Robyn Dunford’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsodies' and Jeb Wright's ‘Classic Rock Revisited’ Interviews Anthology. Robyn has put every ounce of passion Queen would expect from its fans into the preparation of a wildly-entertaining and revealing collection of first-hand stories told from both Queen fans as well as rock star peers of Freddie's.

have the official blessing of Queen's management, and to have the opportunity to donate a portion of the royalties from this book to the charity Queen set up in Freddie Mercury’s memory, the Mercury Phoenix Trust – Fighting AIDS Worldwide www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com makes being involved with the release of this book that much more of an honor.

We intend this book to be a true and honest tribute to Freddie Mercury's singular legacy, and to that end, we will release this title on the 20th anniversary of his passing on November 24th, 2011.

Feb. 5, 2010: Happy "Helloween"

Micheal Weikather, from the German heavy-metal band Helloween, takes part in the project with a bit about their covering Queen.

Jan. 24, 2010: Another celeb takens part...

Gary Hoey is the latest to contribute with several pages about opening for Brian on his solo tour (and what a great guy Mr. May is, but heck, we all know that)...

Jan. 8, 2010: This came in from author David Evans - our first "C-lebrity" piece!

David Evans, author of "This is the Real Life" and co-author (with Peter Freestone) of "Freddie Mercury-The Afterlife" sent in the transcript of a lecture which he gave aboard a small cruise ship as they left Zanzibar years ago. He also has published two interesting memoirs which unsurprisingly feature many references to his great friend, Freddie quite a lot!