HIGHLA-L Digest - 16 Oct 2002 to 18 Oct 2002 (#2002-178)
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1. Queen's star shines on Hollywood
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 18:40:58 -0700
From: Pat Lawson <plawson@webleyweb.com>
Subject: Queen's star shines on Hollywood
Queen still rocks, with a top selling album and a highly sucessful musical
playing in London.
Pat
Queen's star shines on Hollywood
Friday, October 18, 2002 Posted: 6:23 AM EDT (1023 GMT)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" was voted in May as Britain's best ever single
LOS ANGELES, California --
British rock band Queen has been honoured with a coveted star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The star marks the achievements of band members Brian May, John Deacon,
Roger Taylor and the late Freddie Mercury.
The result of a campaign by Queen's American fans, the star now means the
flamboyant rockers join the Beatles to become one of only a handful of
non-U.S. bands to earn a place on the famous pavement, the UK's Press
Association reports.
The honorary mayor of Hollywood, Johnny Grant, unveiled the star on Friday
in front of the Ivar nightclub on Hollywood Boulevard, with May and Taylor
in attendance.
The band is currently setting chart records in the U.S. with the recently
released Queen Platinum Collection album hitting the Billboard Top 100
chart at number 48.
This makes the record the highest charting multi-release album in history.
Meanwhile in Britain, the band's musical We Will Rock You, which opened in
London's West End in May, remains the UK's biggest selling show, according
to PA.
Recipients of the Hollywood Walk of Fame stars are chosen from hundreds of
nominations and ratified each year by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's
board of directors.
Winners must then pay around £11,000 ($17,000) for the honour which covers
the dedication ceremony and the making of the star.
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