John Deacon

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.

John Deacon
Deacon performing with Queen at the RDS Arena, Dublin in 1979
Background information
Birth name	John Richard Deacon
Born	19 August 1951 (aged 74) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1965–1997
Associated acts	Queen Man Friday & Jive Junior The Immortals Montserrat Caballé Elton John

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.

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  Deacon on stage at the New Haven Coliseum, Connecticut, US, in 1977