Jim Beach

British music manager

For the American politician, see James Beach.

Jim Beach

Born|

Henry James Beach

(1942-03-09) 9 March 1942 (age 83)

Gloucester, England

Nationality| British
Other names| Miami
Occupations|

* Lawyer
* music manager

Spouse| Claudia Beach
Children| 2; including Matilda

Henry James Beach[1][2] (born 9 March 1942), known as Jim Beach or "Miami" Beach, is a British lawyer and band manager, best known for being the long-time manager of the rock band Queen, its individual members and the comedy group Monty Python.[3] He was nicknamed "Miami" by Freddie Mercury, a play on his surname. He took over as manager of the band in 1978 after he had acted on their behalf as a lawyer.

Beach is co-founder of Transistor Project, together with Blur's Dave Rowntree.[4] Beach is also the co-founder of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, which promotes AIDS prevention worldwide.[5] Beach lives in Montreux, Switzerland.[6]

## Early life

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Beach was born in Gloucester. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he read law.[7] He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and in 1963 went on a road tour of England and Scotland with Monty Python's Eric Idle and Graeme Garden as the piano player.[3]

## Family

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He is married to Claudia Beach and has a daughter, Matilda, and a son, Ol. Ol Beach is the frontman for the band Yellowire and was formerly the keyboard player for the rock band Wire Daisies, discovered by Queen's Roger Taylor.[8]

## In popular culture

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Beach was a producer in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody. He was portrayed in the film by Tom Hollander.[9]

## References

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1. ^ Jones, Lesley-Ann (15 June 2012). Freddie Mercury. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 9788873396192 - via Google Books.
2. ^ "Henry James "Miami" Beach". Endole Directory. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
3. ^ a b Idle, Eric (2018). Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography. Crown Archetype. pp. Chapter 5. ISBN 978-1984822581.
4. ^ "Music Veterans Launch E-Label with outside Line". New Media Age. 13 May 2004.
5. ^ "About us". Mercuryphoenixtrust.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. ^ 'University News', Times, 26 June 1964.
8. ^ "MESSAGE FROM JIM BEACH". Brianmay.com. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
9. ^ https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/aidan-gillen-tom-hollander-head-bohemian-rhapsody/

## External links

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* Jim Beach at IMDb

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Queen

* Brian May
* Roger Taylor

* Freddie Mercury
* John Deacon

Studio albums|

* Queen
* Queen II
* Sheer Heart Attack
* A Night at the Opera
* A Day at the Races
* News of the World
* Jazz
* The Game
* Flash Gordon
* Hot Space
* The Works
* A Kind of Magic
* The Miracle
* Innuendo
* Made in Heaven

Live albums|

* Live Killers
* Live Magic
* At the Beeb
* Live at Wembley '86
* Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl
* Queen Rock Montreal
* Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest
* Live at the Rainbow '74
* A Night at the Odeon
* On Air

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits
* Greatest Hits II
* Classic Queen
* The 12″ Collection
* Queen Rocks
* Greatest Hits III
* Stone Cold Classics
* The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1
* Absolute Greatest
* Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976)
* Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)
* Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)
* Icon
* Queen Forever
* Greatest Hits in Japan

Box sets|

* The Complete Works
* Queen CD Single Box
* The Crown Jewels
* The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III
* The Singles Collection Volume 1
* The Singles Collection Volume 2
* The Singles Collection Volume 3
* The Singles Collection Volume 4
* On Air

Extended plays|

* Queen's First E.P.
* Five Live (with George Michael)

Soundtracks|

* Flash Gordon
* Bohemian Rhapsody

Videography|

* We Will Rock You
* Live in Rio
* Queen at Wembley
* We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan
* The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
* Greatest Video Hits 1
* Queen Rocks
* Greatest Video Hits 2
* Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl
* Queen Rock Montreal
* Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest
* Live at the Rainbow '74
* A Night at the Odeon

Tours|

* A Day at the Races Tour
* News of the World Tour
* Jazz Tour
* Crazy Tour
* The Game Tour
* Hot Space Tour
* The Works Tour
* The Magic Tour

Tributes|

* One Night of Queen
* Queen at the Ballet
* Queen Extravaganza Tour
* Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen
* Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute
* Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen
* A Night at the Hip Hopera
* God Save the Queen
* Tie Your Mix Down: A Queen Tribute

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* Discography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* Concert tours
* The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
* Queen + Paul Rodgers (The Cosmos Rocks)
* Queen + Adam Lambert
* Smile
* The Cross
* The Brian May Band
* Queen: The Eye
* We Will Rock You (musical)
* We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour
* Deacy Amp
* Mercury Phoenix Trust
* Mountain Studios
* Red Special
* Spike Edney
* Jim Beach
* John Reid
* List of "Bohemian Rhapsody" cover versions
* SingStar Queen
* Bohemian Rhapsody (film)
* accolades
* The Queen Family Singalong

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Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
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National|

* United States
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* BnF data
* Poland
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Other|

* IdRef

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