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Wayne Fontana founded the band in June 1963 with Bob Lang, Ric Rothwell, and Eric Stewart. The name of the group was inspired by the title of a 1963 UK feature film, starring the British actor Dirk Bogarde, called The Mind Benders. Before that Fontana had a group called Wayne Fontana and the Jets (from July 1962).
Aug 7, 2020 · Wayne Fontana, who found pop stardom in the 1960s with songs including Game Of Love, has died at the age of 74. With his band The Mindbenders, the Manchester-born singer broke into the UK top five ...
Aug 26, 2020 · WAYNE Fontana, who died at the age of 74 after suffering from cancer, is best remembered for his 1965 hit Game of Love, which he recorded with the Mindbenders.
Aug 8, 2020 · AP. Wayne Fontana, a pop singer best known for the 1965 hit “The Game of Love,” died on Thursday, according to his family. He was 74. “The family of Wayne Fontana regret to announce he ...
Ellis was born in Manchester on October 28, 1945, and took his stage name from Elvis Presley’s drummer, D.J. Fontana. The singer had already been in a band called Wayne Fontana and the Jets before forming the Mindbenders (their name came from a 1963 film, The Mind Benders), which also included bassist Bob Lang, drummer Ric Rothwell and guitarist Eric Stewart.
Signet Books. Publication date. 1963. Media type. Print. The Mind Benders is a 1963 novel by the British writer James Kennaway. [1] It is based on the screenplay he had written for the film The Mind Benders directed by Basil Dearden, which was released the same year.
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