Roy Thomas Baker, the prolific producer who worked with the likes of Queen, The Cars, David Bowie, Devo, Journey and The Smashing Pumpkins, has died according to The New York Times. He was 78. Baker is best known for his work on one of rock’s greatest and most enduring anthems: Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.

Roy Thomas Baker, the producer behind Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and many other hits, has died at the age of 78.

Roy Thomas Baker, the producer best known for his work with Queen, has died aged 78. In a long career, London-born Baker produced some of the most influential and successful rock albums of the ’70s and ’80s.