Editing Brian May (section)

===1968–1970: Smile===
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May formed the band Smile in 1968. The group included [[Tim Staffell]] as the lead singer and bassist, and later, drummer [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]], who also went on to play for Queen. The band lasted for only two years, from 1968 to 1970, as Staffell departed in 1970, leaving the band with a catalogue of nine songs. Smile would reunite for several songs on 22 December 1992. Taylor's band [[The Cross (band)|The Cross]] were headliners, and he brought May and Staffell on to play "Earth" and "[[If I Were a Carpenter (song)|If I Were a Carpenter]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queenzone.com/queenzone/article_show.aspx?Q=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930145625/http://www.queenzone.com/queenzone/article_show.aspx?Q=11|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2011|title=Tim Staffell Biography|date=30 September 2011|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> May also performed several other songs that night.