The late, great Freddie Mercury of Queen was born on this day (Sept. 5, 1946). He would have been 69 today. Freddie was one of a kind, and one of the greatest frontmen in rock n roll history. Sadly we lost Freddie on November 24, 1991. Official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.

Queen are one of the best-selling music artist's of all time, with record sale estimates between 150 and 300 million worldwide.

The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001

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