Roy Thomas Baker, the producer behind rock band Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, has been passed away at the age of 78.
The hitmaker behind some of biggest hits breathed his last at his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona on April 12.
Several news outlets confirmed the news however his cause of death hasn’t been revealed.
The late music producer worked with Queen on five of the band’s 1970s albums, including on their bombastic A Night at the Opera lead single Bohemian Rhapsody, which is reportedly the most-streamed song recorded in the 20th century.
The 1975 single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1976 but didn’t hit its No. 2 peak on the chart until its inclusion in the film Wayne’s World in 1992.
Baker has featured a who’s who of rock stars over the past half-century, including Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Devo, Foreigner, Guns N’ Roses, Journey, Mötley Crüe, Smashing Pumpkins., The Cars and Yes.
Baker is survived by his wife, Tere Livrano Baker, and his brother, Alan Baker.
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