Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

From The Tom Petty Project by Kevin Brown

June 10, 2026 · 31 min · Season 14 · Episode 14

About this episode

This episode kicks off the 'Origins' series by exploring the musical influence of Freddie Mercury.

I’m thinking of this as part of a new occasional series that I can return to called “Origins” and will be about the songwriters and/or musicians that have shaped my musical tastes. Future episodes will definitely include people like Ray Davies of The Kinks, Edward Van Halen, Justin Currie of Del Amitri, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle, and Paul McCartney, as names that spring immediately to mind. To be honest, I can easily see Brian May also getting his own episode at some point! I don’t have any sort of plan for how frequently these episodes will drop, I’ll just sit down to write them when opportunity and desire overlap at the right time. To kick off the "Origins" series, I need to talk about the guy who stands at the top of the musical mountain for me; Freddie Mercury. Songs : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NzIJ5_KbvGMNbc0Yh859gL4 Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show. Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475 All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at…

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Host: Kevin Brown

Topics covered

  • Freddie Mercury
  • music origins
  • songwriters
  • musical influences
  • rock history

Keywords

  • Freddie Mercury
  • music
  • songwriters
  • influences
  • rock history
  • The Tom Petty Project

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