• Geoffrey Ellis (28 October 1945 – 6 August 2020), known professionally as Wayne Fontana, was an English rock and pop singer best known for fronting the beat...
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    The Mindbenders (category Fontana Records artists)
    English beat group from Manchester. Originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana, they were one of several acts that were successful in the mid-1960s...
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    Wayne D. Fontana (born March 12, 1950) is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 42nd...
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  • "The Game of Love" is a 1964 song by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, first released as a single from the band's titular album in January 1965 in the...
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    "sidemen" category. English musician Wayne Fontana (born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis) took his stage name from the drummer. Fontana was played by Ed Begley, Jr. in...
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    both sides featuring Jimmy Page on guitar. Among the hitmakers were Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders (then later on their own, simply as the Mindbenders)...
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    Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Temptations, Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman's Hermits, The Four Tops, The Byrds, The...
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    that Wayne Fontana had an audition with a record company representative. Fontana's drummer and guitarist did not turn up for the audition, and Fontana asked...
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  • Spencer Davis Group Donovan Adam Faith Marianne Faithfull Georgie Fame Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders The Fortunes The Fourmost Freddie and the Dreamers...
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  • Billboard Hot 100 number one hits. The first was "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders in 1965. The second was the 1975 hit, "You're No...
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    Wayne Langerholc (R) ▌Ryan Aument (R) ▌Devlin Robinson (R) ▌Lindsey Williams (D) ▌Kim Ward (R) ▌Rosemary Brown (R) ▌Joe Pittman (R) ▌Wayne Fontana (D)...
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    member of Wayne Fontana 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...
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    Kaempfert 33 "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" James Brown 34 "Game of Love" Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 35 "The Name Game" Shirley Ellis 36 "I Know a Place"...
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    others) Manfred Mann, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, the John Barry Seven, Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, Marty Wilde, the Tornados and Heinz Burt.[citation...
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    for Herman's Hermits; "Pamela, Pamela" and "The Impossible Years" for Wayne Fontana; "Behind the Door" for St. Louis Union (later covered by Cher), "Tallyman"...
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  • A Groovy Kind of Love (category Fontana Records singles)
    released in the United Kingdom by Fontana Records on December 10, 1965, as the trio's first single without Wayne Fontana. According to Lang, the single initially...
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  • It's Just a Little Bit Too Late (category Fontana Records singles)
    would release their version in 1964 before the definitive version by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders was recorded and released as a single in 1965. Their...
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  • Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-06-02 Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic...
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  • singer-songwriter Julian Fontana (1810–1869), a Polish pianist and composer Melanie Fontana (b. 1986), an American pop singer Wayne Fontana (1945–2020), an English...
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  • in the 1960s including the Hollies, the Bee Gees, Herman's Hermits, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders, and Freddie and the Dreamers. Barclay James Harvest...
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    the Animals, Manfred Mann, Petula Clark, Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman's Hermits, the Rolling Stones, the Dave...
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  • Velvelettes The Velvet Underground The Ventures Vikki Carr The Vogues Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders The Walker Brothers Wanda Jackson We Five Wes Montgomery...
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  • Vandellas – "Nowhere to Run" (2:55) The Beach Boys – "I Get Around" (2:09) Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders – "The Game of Love" (2:04) Robin Williams – "Adrian...
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    continued to tour with newer members, including Rod Gerrard (formerly with Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders and Salford Jets).[citation needed] Hopwood left in...
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    who had both been in the band The Mindbenders (formerly fronted by Wayne Fontana). Godley & Creme had written many songs for 10cc, including: "Donna"...
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    choice arranger for many of his own projects, with Tom Jones, Nico, Wayne Fontana, the Walker Brothers, and many others. In 1967, Most, as music supervisor...
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    Love," recorded by The Mindbenders in 1966 (after the group split with Wayne Fontana) and reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. "A Groovy...
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    Aument Whip Christine Tartaglione Kristin Phillips-Hill Caucus Chairman Wayne D. Fontana Camera Bartolotta Caucus Secretary Maria Collett Scott Martin Appropriations...
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    and the Midnighters, the Searchers, Shane Fenton and the Fentones, Wayne Fontana, Long John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men, Rod Stewart and the Soul...
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  • Peter and Gordon, Manfred Mann, Freddie and the Dreamers, The Zombies, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman's Hermits, and the Troggs would have one...
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