Mike Sammes
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Biography
Michael William Sammes, born on February 19, 1928, in Reigate, Surrey, England, was an English musician vocal session arranger. He learned the cello and played in his school orchestra before joining The Coronets, a vocal group that did backup work for the Big Ben Banjo Band. By 1957, he formed the Mike Sammes Singers, which recorded several albums and performed on many Disneyland Records albums. Notable collaborations include providing backing vocals for The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" and Olivia Newton-John's early country crossover hits such as "Banks of the Ohio". The Mike Sammes Singers had one entry in The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, for "Somewhere My Love" in July 1967. Sammes died on May 19, 2001, at the age of 73.
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- Sweet Young Fumbles
- Fine Fayre
- White Heather (1)
- White Heather (2)
- White Heather (3)
- International Harvester (1)
- O Worship the King by Mike Sammes Singers
- Luxol (1)
- Luxol (2)
- Fonoy
- Yardley's Pilot
- International Harvester (2)
- Golden Sovereign
- O Jesus I Have Promised by Mike Sammes Singers
- Sunblest
- What'd You Know, We've Got a Show featuring Mike Sammes
- Just Like Swingles
- 40 Days and 40 Nights by Mike Sammes Singers
- Bright the Vision That Delighted by Mike Sammes Singers
- Praise to the Lord by Mike Sammes Singers
- Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken by Mike Sammes Singers
- Maverick by Mike Sammes
- Bronco by Mike Sammes
- Grass On The Pitch
