Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

Wayne Fontana took his name from the drummer D.J.Fontana and not his record label as is sometimes supposed. He and his group, the Mindbenders, were one of the many talented acts to come out of Manchester during the 1960s 'beat boom'. Wayne was an accomplished R&B singer and soon gained a useful following of female admirers in the north of England. The band had immediate chart success with their first single, but its lowly #46 position and the failure of its follows up were disappointing. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

22/10/1964
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
Mimed Performance

LAST

04/03/1965
The Game Of Love
Mimed Performance

TOTAL
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8

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Mimed Performances

6

Repeat Performances

2

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

0

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
04/03/1965 The Game Of Love
Mimed Performance
25/02/1965 The Game Of Love
Mimed Performance
11/02/1965 The Game Of Love
Mimed Performance
04/02/1965 The Game Of Love
Mimed Performance
19/11/1964 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
Mimed Performance
05/11/1964 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
Mimed Performance
29/10/1964 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
Mimed Performance
22/10/1964 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
Mimed Performance

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