Other musicians playing with Queen

There have been very few of these over the years, but enough to give them their own section (it adds up once you start writing them down).

Andy Gibb

Vocals on first verse of unreleased version of "Play The Game"

Arif Martin

Hot and Spacey horns on "Staying Power"

Catherine Porter (see also solo section)

Backing vocals on "Let Me Live"

David Bowie

Vocals on "Under Pressure"

Backing vocals on unreleased version of "Cool Cat"

Fred Mandel (see also solo section)

Live keyboards with Queen on 1981 and 1982 tours

Rip roaring piano finale on "Man On The Prowl"

Synthesizer arrangements and programming on "Radio Ga Ga"

Synth solo on "I Want To Break Free"

Candy floss on "Hammer To Fall"

Gary Martin

Backing vocals on "Let Me Live"

Joan Armatrading

Backing vocals on "Don't Lose Your Head"

John Anthony

Backing vocals on "Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll"

Lynton Naiff

Strings on "One Year of Love"

Mack

Demolition fairlight programming on "Machines"

Mike Moran (see also solo section)

Piano on "All God's People"

Mike Stone

Backing vocals on "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy"

Miriam Stockley (see also solo section)

Backing vocals on "Let Me Live"

Morgan Fisher

Live keyboards with Queen on 1982 tour

Rebecca Leigh-White

Backing vocals on "Let Me Live"

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra on "Who Wants To Live Forever"

Steve Gregory

Saxophone on "One Year Of Love"

Steve Howe

Wandering Minstrel Spanish Guitar on "Innuendo"

Other musicians guesting on solo records

Members of The Cross have not been counted when playing on Cross albums, and members of The Brian May Band have not been counted when playing on "Live At Brixton". Musicians on other solo albums have been counted.

This section is so long I am thinking of splitting it into "people you may have heard of" and "people you'll never have heard of" sections!

Alan Gratzer

Drums on "Star Fleet Project" album

Andy Pask

Bass on "In My Defence"

Barry Castle

Horn on "Barcelona"

Brett Morgan

Drums on "Time"

Candy Yates

Backing vocals on "Baby It's Alright" and "The Also Rans"

Carol Woods

Backing vocals on "The Golden Boy"

Catherine Porter

Backing vocals on "Old Friends" and "Everybody Hurts Sometime"

Chris Thompson

Co-vocals and backing vocals on "Rollin' Over"

Backing vocals on early Brian May Band concerts

Clare Yates

Backing vocals on "Baby It's Alright" and "The Also Rans"

Cozy Powell

Drums on "Resurrection", "Nothing But Blue", "Back To The Light", "I'm Scared", "Love Token" and "Driven By You (new version)"

Curt Cress

Drums on "Mr Bad Guy" album

David Richards

Approx 50% of keyboards on "Fun In Space" album

Debbie Bishop

Backing vocals on "The Golden Boy"

Deborah Ann Johnston

Cello on "Barcelona"

Dick Marx

String Arrangement on "Foreign Sand","Final Destination"

Don Airey

Keyboards on "Resurrection" and "Nothing But Blue"

Edward Van Halen

Guitar on "Star Fleet Project" album

Frank Ricoffi

Percussion on "Barcelona"

Fred Mandel

Keyboards on "Star Fleet Project" album

Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar on "Mr Bad Guy" album

Gary Tibbs

Bass on "Back To The Light","Let Your Heart Rule Your Head","Rolling Over"

Geoff Dugmore

Drums on "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head","Rolling Over"

Geoffrey Richardson

Violin/viola on "Baby It's Alright" and "Life Changes"

Gill O'Donovan

Backing vocals on "Shove It" album

Backing vocals with The Cross on 1988 tour

Backing vocals on "Back To The Light","Let Your Heart Rule Your Head"

Giorgio Moroder

Keyboards on "Love Kills"

Graham Jarvis

Drums on "In My Defence"

Helen Liebman

Cello on "Baby It's Alright" and "Life Changes"

Homi Kanga

Violin on "Barcelona"

Jason Falloon

Guitar on "Happiness?" album (not "Foreign Sand"/"Final Destination")

Guitar with Roger on 1994/5 tour

Jim Cregan

Guitars on "Foreign Sand","Final Destination"

Jo Burt

Fretless Bass on "Man Made Paradise"

John Christie

Backing vocals on "Time"

Joshua J. Macrae

Programming on "Happiness?" album (not "Foreign Sand"/"Final Destination")

Drums with Roger on 1994/5 tour

Lance Ellington

Backing vocals on "The Golden Boy"

Laurie Lewis

Violin on "Barcelona"

Madeleine Bell

Backing vocals on "The Golden Boy"

Maggie Ryder

Backing vocals on "Back To The Light","Rolling Over"

Backing vocals on early Brian May Band concerts

Mark Williamson

Backing vocals on "The Golden Boy"

Mike Crossley

Piano and keyboards on "Happiness","Touch The Sky","Freedom Train","The Key","Old Friends"

Piano and keyboards with Roger on 1994/5 tour

Mike Moran

Keyboards on "Time" and "In My Defence"

Piano on all of "Barcelona" album

Keyboards with The Cross in December 1988 and December 1990 concerts

Piano on "Rolling Over", "Last Horizon", "Love Token"

Miriam Stockley

Backing vocals on "The Golden Boy"

Backing vocals on "Back To The Light","Rolling Over"

Backing vocals on early Brian May Band concerts

Neil Murray

Bass on "I'm Scared", "Love Token" and "Driven By You (new version)"

Paul Vincent

Lead guitar on "Mr Bad Guy" album

Guitar on "In My Defence"

Peter Banks

Synthesizer on "In My Defence"

Peter Straker

Backing vocals on "Time"

Backing vocals on "The Great Pretender" (probably)

Backing vocals on "The Golden Boy"

Phil Chen

Bass on "Star Fleet Project" album

Bass on "Foreign Sand","Final Destination"

Phil Spalding

Bass on "Revelation","The Key","Old Friends"

Ray Russell

Guitar on "Time"

Rick Parfitt

Guitar on "It's An Illusion"

Stephan Wissnet

Bass on "Mr Bad Guy" album

Stuart Bradley

Bass with Roger on 1994/5 tour

Suzie O'List

Backing vocals on "Shove It" album

Backing vocals with The Cross on 1988 tour

Backing vocals on "Back To The Light","Let Your Heart Rule Your Head"

Yoshiki

Piano, drums, arrangement on "Foreign Sand","Final Destination"

Mutual collaborations

There are also the following cameos on each others solo records

Roger sings backing vocals on "Star Fleet"

Roger sings backing vocals on "The Great Pretender" (probably)

Brian plays guitar on "Love Lies Bleeding"

Freddie sings on "Heaven For Everyone"

Freddie sings backing vocals on "Killing Time" (rumoured to have co-written)

John plays bass on "How Can I Go On"

John plays bass on "Nothing But Blue"

John plays bass on some track(?s) on "Shove It" - don't know which.

John remixed the 7" and 12" versions of "I Cry For You"