An important figure in British rock & roll and record production, Stuart Colman first came to prominence as a member of <a href="spotify:artist:4Qfi6103G99wzXS0XtIe3K">Pinkerton's Assorted Colours</a> in 1966. Together with vocalist <a href="spotify:artist:6Y2CBRm7pNc1tcYfzi4H2D">Tony Newman</a>, he was recruited for live gigs with Tony Macauley and <a href="spotify:artist:5jYOBOYIIS1AfJn6L8wS79">Geoff Stevens</a>' <a href="spotify:artist:1IAnol1a8KjeHfkSOaFe2S">Flying Machine</a>, who experienced an unexpected U.S. Top Five hit with "Smile a Little Smile for Me" in 1969. He later resurfaced as a BBC radio broadcaster. A longtime champion of the cause for more authentic rock & roll on radio, he marched to the Houses of Parliament with a deputation in 1976. He had an impressive catalog as a record producer, and much of <a href="spotify:artist:0wi4yTYlGtEnbGo4ltZTib">Shakin' Stevens</a>' success could be attributed to Colman. He also worked with a number of other acts including <a href="spotify:artist:5dr7fkIRO4K14g7U8SCue5">the Blasters</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2nvKpWcP8etYTq4JrRiUiy">Cliff Richard</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0oOmVBBL9JieZXycYfjZXT">Phil Everly</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2yoCXbhsq5CqLCnzDR7a7l">Alvin Stardust</a>, the Jets, and <a href="spotify:artist:5WwKEo5A3gZBAvo7pqlqpa">the Inmates</a>, and in 1986 he produced one of his all-time heroes, <a href="spotify:artist:4xls23Ye9WR9yy3yYMpAMm">Little Richard</a>. ~ TiVo Staff, Rovi
