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Sep 5, 1946Frederick Bulsara is born in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Under the name Freddie Mercury, he becomes the lead singer of '70s rock group Queen, writing and singing lead on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," which Dwight Yoakam successfully remakes in 1999Apr 9, 1973The rock band Queen gives its inaugural performance at the Marquee Theater in London, England. Lead singer Freddie Mercury eventually writes their hit "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," covered in the country charts by Dwight YoakamJul 27, 1986Freddie Mercury and his rock band Queen become the first western act to play Hungary since 1964. Thirteen years later, the Mercury-penned "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" becomes a country hit for Dwight YoakamAug 9, 1986Freddie Mercury appears in his final concert with Queen at Knebworth Park in England. The day's performances include "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," a future country hit for Dwight YoakamNov 24, 1991Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock group Queen, dies of AIDS at home in London. Eight years later, Dwight Yoakam scores a country hit with a remake of his "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," first exposed in commercials for The GapNov 25, 1996Late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury is honored with a statue in Montreaux, Switzerland. Three years later, the Mercury-penned "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" will become a country hit for Dwight YoakamFeb 7, 2006Blender hits newsstands with a list of "The 50 Most Awesomely Dead Rock Stars." Included are Freddie Mercury, #17; Ronnie Van Zant, #18; Janis Joplin, #19; Maurice Gibb, #20; and George Harrison, #23Nov 27, 2008"Raising Sand" creator Robert Plant is #15 among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers Of All-Time. Other U.K. figures: John Lennon, #5; Paul McCartney, #11; Mick Jagger, #16; Freddie Mercury, #18; Van Morrison, #24; Bono, #32; Steve Winwood, #33; Dusty Springfield, #35, Elton John, #38; and Eric Burdon, #57Aug 27, 2010Elvis Presley ranks #4 among Gibson.com's Top 50 Frontmen (And Frontwomen) Of All Time. Also in the Top 10: Mick Jagger, #1; Freddie Mercury, #2; Robert Plant, #3; James Brown, #5; Jimi Hendrix, #6; and Michael Jackson, #7Sep 5, 2016On the day Queen's Freddie Mercury would have turned 70, an asteroid is named after the late singer, who wrote the Dwight Yoakam hit "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
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