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The Mindbenders

The Mindbenders were an English beat group from Manchester.[1] Originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana, they were one of several acts that were successful in the mid-1960s British Invasion of the US charts, achieving major chart hits with "The Game of Love" (a number-one single with Fontana) in 1965 and "A Groovy Kind of Love" in 1966.

This article is about the band. For other uses, see Mindbender.

The Mindbenders

Manchester, England

Beat[1]

1963–1968

Fontana Records

Wayne Fontana
Bob Lang
Ric Rothwell
Eric Stewart
Geoff Foot
Paul Hancox
Graham Gouldman
Jimmy O'Neil

(born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, 28 October 1945, Levenshulme, Manchester Lancashire,[3] died 6 August 2020) – vocals, tambourine (1963–1965)

Wayne Fontana

Bob Lang (born Robert Francis Lang, 10 January 1946, Levenshulme, , Lancashire[3]) – bass (1963–1968)

Manchester

Ric Rothwell (born Eric Rothwell, 11 March 1944, , Stockport, Cheshire[3]) – drums (1963–1967)

Reddish

(born Eric Michael Stewart, 20 January 1945, Droylsden, Lancashire[3]) – guitars, vocals (1963–1968)

Eric Stewart

Paul Hancox (born 25 October 1950, , Warwickshire) – drums (1967–1968)

Birmingham

(born Graham Keith Gouldman, 10 May 1946, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire) – bass (1968)

Graham Gouldman

Jimmy O'Neil (born James Andrew O'Neil, 6 July 1945, , Warwickshire d. January 2016, The Philippines) – organ (1968)

Birmingham

Ted Lee (born Edward James Lee, 26 December 1940, Openshaw, Manchester) – bass

Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders (label has: Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um – It's Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) – 1965 (UK Fontana TL5230)

The Game of Love – 1965 (US Fontana MGF 27542 (Mono)/SRF 67542 (Stereo))

Eric, Rick, Wayne and Bob – It's Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders – 1965 (UK Fontana TL5257)

List of music artists and bands from Manchester

List of artists who reached number one in the United States

List of performers on Top of the Pops

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