Michael William Sammes (19 February 1928 – 19 May 2001) was an English musician and vocal session arranger, performing backing vocals (mostly with his mixed voice choir The Mike Sammes Singers) on many pop music tracks recorded in the UK from 1955 into the 1970s. According to Spencer Leigh, he sang on more chart successes than any other performer. == Career == Born in Reigate, Surrey, Sammes was the son of pioneer photographer and film-maker Rowland Sammes, owner of Wray... [more on Wikipedia]