- Tim Staffell
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Name = Tim Staffell
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1948|02|24
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Origin =London ,England
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Years_active = 1960s - present
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Associated_acts = Smile
Morgan
Queen
URL = [http://www.timstaffell.com/ timstaffell.com]
Notable_instruments =Timothy 'Tim' Staffell (b.
February 24 ,1948 inIsleworth ,Middlesex ,England ) is a rocksinger ,bass guitar ist, guitarist and visualartist . He was a member of blues-rock outfit 1984 and later Smile, a band which included guitaristBrian May and drummer Roger Taylor, and which, upon Staffell's departure, hiredFreddie Mercury andJohn Deacon to form the band Queen. Staffell and May co-wrote the song "Doin' Alright," which Queen included on their eponymous debut album. Following his tenure with Smile Staffell joinedHumpy Bong and then the experimentalprogressive rock outfit Morgan, with whom he released the albumsNova Solis and Brown Out (later retitledThe Sleeper Wakes ). After Smile, he became a full-time guitarist, something he hadn't been able to pursue while he was in the same band with Brian May.Staffell later decided to pursue a career as a modelmaker and designer, animator and commercials director, crafting models (amongst other projects) for the BBC adaptation of
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and, for the inaugural series, was chief modelmaker for the children's TV showThomas The Tank Engine .In 2001, Staffell returned to the music scene with a new blues-funk band called aMIGO, who draw inspiration from folk, Latin and rock. To date they have released one eponymous album (in 2003), featuring re-recorded versions of the old Smile tunes "Earth" and "Doin' Alright" featuring former bandmate
Brian May on guitars and vocals.Tim is now working at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts as head of Construction Workshop as a permanent lecturer.
External links
* [http://www.timstaffell.com/ Tim Staffell's aMIGO]
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