
Person
Spike Edney
Acting · Born 1951-12-11 · Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Philip "Spike" Edney is an English musician who, since the 1960s, has performed with a number of bands, most notably with Queen in their live concerts, where his participation started in 1984. During the mid-1970s, he recorded and toured with The Tymes and Ben E. King, playing keyboards, bass, guitar and trombone. Subsequently, in the late 1970s, he was musical director for Edwin Starr and, during the early 1980s, worked with Duran Duran, The Boomtown Rats, Dexys Midnight Runners, Bucks Fizz, Haircut One Hundred and The Rolling Stones. He also appeared with Peter Green on his comeback tour.
Known for

Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
Self - Keyboards

Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
Self

Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
Keyboards

Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
Self - Keyboards

Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self

Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
Self (archive footage)

Duran Duran: Live in Japan '89
Self - keyboards, trombone

Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
Self

Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - "The Bridge" - The Live Performance
Self - Dexys Midnight Runners

The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
Self
Filmography
- 2014Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben LiveSelf - Keyboards
- 2012Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86Self
- 2009Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in UkraineSelf
- 2005Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the ChampionsSelf - Keyboards
- 2002Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary DocumentarySelf
- 1994The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton AcademySelf
- 1989Duran Duran: Live in Japan '89Self - keyboards, trombone
- 1989Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and SpaceSelf (archive footage)
- 1986Queen: Live at Wembley StadiumKeyboards
- 1983Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - "The Bridge" - The Live PerformanceSelf - Dexys Midnight Runners
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