MARY ROSE
RECORDS
Mary Rose Records was a DIY label. It
managed one single. It issued singles in MR-000 numerical series. Distributed By
Mary Rose Records. Mike Sammes Singers were a Backing vocal group lead by
British arranger Mike Sammes (19 February 1928 – 19 May 2001) with as core
group: Valerie Bain, Marion Gay, Enid Hurd, Mike Sammes, Ross Gilmour, Mel Todd
and Mike Redway. Provided backing vocals for many artists including Olivia
Newton John, The Beatles, Supercar, Stingray, The Secret service, Russ Conway
etc. Associated with inter alia Disneyland Records. The Mike Sammes Singers
remained very busy into the 1970s, doing recordings for television (The Secret
Service) and appearing on the small screen (the Val Doonican Show, 1971). By the
mid-1970s, though, the demand for backing vocals had faded considerably, due to
the introduction of multi-tracking and synthesizers. On "The Last of the Summer
Wine", the Mike Sammes Singers contributed the "Summer Wine" song over the
opening credits of the Christmas 1983 episode "Getting Sam Home". Mike Sammes
died at the age of 73 in May 2001 and the Mike Sammes Singers died with
him.
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The Mike Sammes
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The Ballad Of The
Mary Rose
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ROSE
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