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Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders released a number of singles before recording "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" in 1964, which was to be their first major hit in Britain and led to a tour with Brenda Lee. They also had a No.1 hit in the United States with " The Game of Love " in 1965 (which also reached No.2 on the UK singles chart ).
Glyn Geoffrey Ellis (28 October 1945 – 6 August 2020), [1] known professionally as Wayne Fontana, was an English rock and pop singer best known for fronting the beat group the Mindbenders, with whom he recorded the hit singles "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" (1964) and "The Game of Love" (1965).
Aug 7, 2020 · Wayne Fontana, who had hits with The Mindbenders and solo, passed away on Thursday with his partner by his side. He was one of the Manchester groups that dominated the US charts in 1965 and performed at the first Glastonbury Festival.
Profile: British beat group active from 1963-1965. One of several acts that were successful in the mid-1960s British Invasion of the US charts, achieving a major chart hit with "The Game of Love." Wayne Fontana founded the band in June 1963 with Robert F. Lang, Ric Rothwell, and Eric Stewart.
Aug 10, 2020 · He was 74. Pam Dixon, his social media administrator, said the cause was cancer. Mr. Fontana, who made a name performing as Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, found brief success with...
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Aug 8, 2020 · Wayne Fontana, who had a No. 1 hit in the U.S. with the Mindbenders in 1965, passed away on Thursday, according to his family. He was a pop singer who struggled with alcoholism and quit the band to pursue a solo career.
