{
 "id": "smile-41337bb4",
 "name": "Smile",
 "kind": "group",
 "disambiguation": "predecessor band to Queen",
 "identifiers": {
  "mbid": [
   "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q841707"
  ],
  "discogs": [
   "667383"
  ]
 },
 "aliases": [
  "The Smile"
 ],
 "facts": {
  "area": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "United Kingdom",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "8a754a16-0027-3a29-b6d7-2b40ea0481ed"
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_date": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1968",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "year"
    },
    {
     "value": "1968",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "precision": "year",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_place": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "London",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "ref": "Q84",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "country": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "GB",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24"
    },
    {
     "value": "United Kingdom",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "ref": "Q145",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "description": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "British musical group; blues rock band, precursor of Queen",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06"
    }
   ]
  },
  "end_date": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1970-06-27",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "day"
    },
    {
     "value": "1970",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "precision": "year",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "genre": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "psychedelic rock",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "ref": "Q206159",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "blues rock",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "ref": "Q193355",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "rock music",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "ref": "Q11399",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "progressive rock",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "ref": "Q49451",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "has_member": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Brian May",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "6d24f102-5c43-453a-8664-4ee092f441cf",
     "begin": "1968",
     "end": "1970",
     "ended": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Tim Staffell",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "4102a510-b01e-4e8c-9d58-4cdb37b665b7",
     "begin": "1968",
     "end": "1970",
     "ended": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Roger Taylor",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "558302b1-07ae-4be1-9edb-2a2b1f036313",
     "begin": "1968",
     "end": "1970",
     "ended": true
    },
    {
     "value": "C.J. Smith",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "41337bb4-2ca9-42a9-8409-daf0081f004e",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "a39abc00-87e2-4815-af2f-f63c892079b7",
     "begin": "1969",
     "end": "1969",
     "ended": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Roger Taylor",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "667383",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:208268",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Brian May",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "667383",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:253217",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Tim Staffell",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "667383",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:667382",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    }
   ]
  },
  "record_label": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Mercury Records",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q841707",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-06",
     "ref": "Q165745",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "discography": [],
 "links": [
  {
   "kind": "allmusic",
   "url": "https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001897262"
  },
  {
   "kind": "biography",
   "url": "http://www.queenfans.com/articles/prequeen2.shtml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "biography",
   "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3507879"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs",
   "url": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/667383"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_%28band%29"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://queenvault.com/smile.html"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/interviews/pre-queen-1/smile/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.allmusic.com/artist/smile-mn0001897262"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1nTJnNxTJmEiZSYf8ScLQ8"
  },
  {
   "kind": "secondhandsongs",
   "url": "https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/15037"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikidata",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q841707"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikipedia",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(band)"
  }
 ],
 "citation": {
  "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/smile-41337bb4",
  "cite_as": "Smile, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/smile-41337bb4",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to use with credit",
  "sources": [
   {
    "name": "musicbrainz",
    "dump": "20261024-001001",
    "date": "2026-10-24",
    "license": "CC0 1.0 (core data; supplementary fields removed)"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-28T151314",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T161131",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "discogs",
    "dump": "20261001",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T182648",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-30T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-30",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-31T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-31",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-01T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-02T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-02",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-03T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-03",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-04T113007",
    "date": "2026-11-04",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-05T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-05",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-06T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-06",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   }
  ]
 }
}