Tim Staffell
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Timothy 'Tim' Staffell (born 24 February 1948, Isleworth, Middlesex, England) is a rock singer, bass guitarist, guitarist and visual artist. He was a member of blues-rock outfit, 1984 and later Smile, a band which included guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, and which, upon Staffell's departure, hired Freddie Mercury and John 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 joined Humpy Bong and then the experimental progressive rock outfit Morgan, with whom he released the albums Nova Solis and 'Brown Out' (later retitled The Sleeper Wakes).
Staffell later decided to pursue a career as a model maker 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 model maker for the children's TV show, Thomas The Tank Engine.
In 2001, Staffell returned to the music industry with a new blues-funk band called aMIGO, who draw inspiration from folk, Latin and rock. In 2003 they released one eponymous album , with re-recorded versions of the old Smile tunes "Earth" and "Doin' Alright", featuring his former bandmate Brian May on guitars and vocals.
Staffell is now working as a lecturer at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts as head of the construction workshop.
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