Roy Thomas Baker, whose work with Queen — including “Bohemian Rhapsody” — the Cars and more made him one of the major producers of his era, has died.

Roy Thomas Baker, the producer who was behind the board on some of rock’s most iconic recordings, has died. He was 78. A cause of death has not be determined. Baker died at his home in Lake Havasu City,

Roy Thomas Baker, the hitmaking record producer behind some of the biggest and most proudly polished songs and albums of the rock era — including Queen’s chart-topping, multipart “Bohemian Rhapsody” — died April 12 at his home in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. He was 78.