Humpy Bong

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Humpy Bong

Humpy Bong was an early 1970s ephemeral band that sold no records. Tim Staffell

Tim Staffell

Timothy 'Tim' Staffell is a rock music singing, 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 Meddows-Taylor, and which, upon Staffell's departure, hired Freddie Mercury and John Deacon to form the band Queen ....
joined after leaving Smile

Smile (band)

Smile were a London-based blues based rock band best known as the predecessor to renowned rock band Queen . The band was formed in 1968 by Brian May, who was to become Queen's guitarist....
, a band he co-created with Brian May, and was replaced by Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury , was a United Kingdom singer-songwriter, pianist, guitarist and co-founder of the Rock music Musical ensemble Queen . As a performer, he was known for his vocal prowess and flamboyant performances....
, an acquaintance of Staffell. Smile then became no more, and Queen

Queen (band)

Queen were an England rock music band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Meddows-Taylor, with bassist John Deacon completing the lineup the following year....
was born. Humpy Bong, going nowhere, went downhill, with the entire band eventually breaking up.

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Humpy Bong was an early 1970s ephemeral band that sold no records. Tim Staffell

Tim Staffell

Smile (band)

Freddie Mercury

Queen (band)

Members

Jonathan Kelly: guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
and songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
Tim Staffell
Tim Staffell

Timothy 'Tim' Staffell is a rock music singing, 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 Meddows-Taylor, and which, upon Staffell's departure, hired Freddie Mercury and John Deacon to form the band Queen ....
: bass, harmonica and lead vocals
Colin Petersen
Colin Petersen

Colin Petersen is a former child actor and rock drummer. He played as a member of the Bee Gees on the first five albums of their international career....
: drums, percussion and manager/producer

Recordings

7" "Don't You Be Too Long" (Kelly) b/w "All Right Till Then" (Kelly) (Parlophone
Parlophone

Parlophone is a record label, founded in Germany in 1896 in music by the Carl Lindstr?m Company. The ? trademark is a German L, for Lindstr?m....
1970)
"Don't You Believe It" (Kelly) A-side of the unreleased 7" Parlophone single, 1970. The B-side, if one was ever recorded, is unknown.

A Top Of The Pops

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running United Kingdom UK Singles Chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006....
performance was recorded for the song "Don't You Believe It".