Uncle Sam (singer)
Uncle Sam (born Sam Turner, Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an African American R&B singer. He is best known for being signed to Boyz II Men's Stonecreek Records imprint (distributed by Epic Records) in the late 1990s.
His only Top 40 hit was "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" released October 14, 1997, which reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #2 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1997. The same track reached #30 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1998. The record sold over one million copies, gaining gold disc status.
Uncle Sam also sang a cover of "When I See You Smile", originally recorded by Bad English, for the television program, Touched by an Angel.
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