Wayne Fontana Supreme Mindbender

COME ON HOME
This is Wayne's favourite of all the songs he's recorded. It was written by Jackie Edwards, then on Island Records. Jackie went on to become a multi-millionaire and Wayne is skint. Wayne wants to become a writer.

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Wayne Fontana, real name Glyn Geoffrey Ellis was born on 28th October 1945  to Mildred and Dick Ellis in  Manchester UK. he adopted his stage name from Elvis Presley's drummer D J Fontana. 

He formed the band Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders in 1962.

The group line-up Wayne Fontana vocals
E
ric Stewart guitar Bob Lang bass Ric Rothwell drums


Their first top ten
Um  x 6
number 3 in UK was followed by their  most successful selling record

Game of Love
which reached number 1 in the United States 2 in the UK

The group's first hit was in 1963

Hello Josephine

After the success of
Um Um Um Um Um Um and Game of
Love

hits followed including:

It's Just a Little Bit too Late and She Needs Love

mid 1965, Wayne  left the group and set out on a solo career with more hits:

It Was Easier To Hurt Her
24 Sycamore

Come On Home
Goodbye Bluebird
Pamela, Pamela

In his shows he does an outstanding version of: My Girl

He entertained the seafarers on the QE2 for five years, until Cunard sold out to Carnival Cruises.



A true LEG-END of pop

For most of my professional career I've been searching for an agent I could trust with my life, and at the age of 64 I've found him. I am pleased to announce that my sole representative in the United Kindom is:
Tony  Sherwood.
telephone:
0115 9400130 
website: http://www.tonysherwood.co.uk  e-mail: ts@tonysherwood.co.uk  mobile: 07768 421897
 

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 Home page photo credit Lasse Bengtsson and Mike Abbott

 

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