The Flying Machine

MatchThe Flying Machine
73%Every Mother's Son
64%The New Vaudeville Band
51%Wayne Fontana
49%Edward Bear
45%Alive 'N Kickin'
45%Jewel Akens
45%Tommy Boyce
42%The Gentrys
40%The Newbeats
39%Lenny Welch

Biography

Not to be confused with the US outfit from James Taylor’s pre- Apple Records days, this Flying Machine was the brainchild of British writers and producers Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens. Recorded by session musicians, ‘Smile A Little Smile For Me’ failed to chart in the UK, but it soared to number 5 in the US in November 1969. For the purposes of touring, a group was assembled from the remnants of the British hit group, Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours, wherein Anthony Newman... Read more