Ibex was a short-lived Liverpool-based rock band in 1969. It is primarily known for being the first band that Freddie Mercury (then known as Freddie Bulsara), later of Queen fame, performed with. The other members of the band were Mike Bersin on guitar, Mick Smith on drums and John 'Tupp' Taylor (later Jim Capaldi's manager) on bass. In October 1969, the band changed its name to Wreckage but broke up in November 1969. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Northwest England. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Freddie Mercury - Live at Wembley 1986. ... Queen is a British rock band which came to popularity during the mid-1970s, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was a British musician and songwriter and a founder member of Traffic. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (or bass) refers to an electric or acoustic stringed instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly 4 strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower in pitch than a guitar. ...

On September 9, 1969, the band performed a concert at The Sink in Liverpool, which included an encore with future Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May. Queen drummer Roger Meddows-Taylor in the early 1970s Roger Meddows-Taylor, a. ... Brian May with The Red Special Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947 in Hampton, London, England) became famous in the 1970s and 1980s as the virtuoso guitarist of the rock group Queen and composed many of their hits, including We Will Rock You, Hammer to Fall, Tie Your...