This article is about the musician. For the Pennsylvania politician, see Wayne D. Fontana.
Wayne Fontana
Background information
Birth name
Glyn Geoffrey Ellis
Born
(1945-10-28)28 October 1945 Manchester, England
Died
6 August 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 74) Stockport, England
Genres
Beat, pop
Occupation(s)
Singer
Years active
1962–2020
Labels
Fontana
Musical artist
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). After leaving the Mindbenders to pursue a solo career, Fontana had further UK successes including "Pamela Pamela" (1966). Despite legal issues in the 2000s, he continued to perform on the 60s nostalgia circuit until his death.
^Jef Tamarkin, "Wayne Fontana, ‘Game of Love’ British Invasion Singer, Dead at 74", Best Classic Bands, 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020
Geoffrey Ellis (28 October 1945 – 6 August 2020), known professionally as WayneFontana, was an English rock and pop singer best known for fronting the beat...
English beat group from Manchester. Originally the backing group for WayneFontana, they were one of several acts that were successful in the mid-1960s...
Spencer Davis Group Donovan Adam Faith Marianne Faithfull Georgie Fame WayneFontana and the Mindbenders The Fortunes The Fourmost Freddie and the Dreamers...
Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Temptations, Freddie and the Dreamers, WayneFontana and the Mindbenders, Herman's Hermits, The Four Tops, The Byrds, The...
both sides featuring Jimmy Page on guitar. Among the hitmakers were WayneFontana & the Mindbenders (then later on their own, simply as the Mindbenders)...
that WayneFontana had an audition with a record company representative. Fontana's drummer and guitarist did not turn up for the audition, and Fontana asked...
(Santana song), 2002, featuring Michelle Branch "The Game of Love" (WayneFontana and the Mindbenders song), 1965, later covered by multiple artists "The...
member of WayneFontana and the Mindbenders, a group that hit No. 1 with "The Game of Love", and scored a number of other mid-1960s hits. When Fontana left...
released in the United Kingdom by Fontana Records on December 10, 1965, as the trio's first single without WayneFontana. According to Lang, the single initially...
for Herman's Hermits, "Pamela, Pamela" and "The Impossible Years" for WayneFontana, "Behind the Door" for St. Louis Union (later covered by Cher), "Tallyman"...
in the 1960s including the Hollies, the Bee Gees, Herman's Hermits, WayneFontana and The Mindbenders, and Freddie and the Dreamers. Barclay James Harvest...
and concluded on 5 April, 1966. Support acts for the tour included WayneFontana & the Mindbenders, Ian Witcomb, Antoine et les Problèmes (les Charlots)...
others) Manfred Mann, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, the John Barry Seven, WayneFontana & the Mindbenders, Marty Wilde, the Tornados and Heinz Burt.[citation...
Through Any Window" and "Bus Stop" for The Hollies, "Pamela Pamela" for WayneFontana, and before long even Mickie Most capitulated by releasing a total of...
Velvelettes The Velvet Underground The Ventures Vikki Carr The Vogues WayneFontana & the Mindbenders The Walker Brothers Wanda Jackson We Five Wes Montgomery...
Love," recorded by The Mindbenders in 1966 (after the group split with WayneFontana) and reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. "A Groovy...
known by her stage name "Pamela" "Pamela Pamela", a song recorded by WayneFontana that reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1967 "Pamela" (song)...
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