The Flying Machine were a British bubblegum pop band who are best known for their 1969 American No. 5 hit, "Smile a Little Smile for Me". == Career == The Flying Machine descended from British band Pinkerton's Assorted Colours. Pinkerton's (as they were often known) had scored a major UK hit with "Mirror Mirror" in 1966 and continued recording over the next few years. However, by 1969, singer/guitarist Tony Newman, singer/autoharpist/original frontman Sam Kempe, and bassist Stuart Colman from Pinkerton's... [more on Wikipedia]