Wayne Fontana

[conyoviejo]

R.I.P. Wayne Fontana . A 60's icon with his group the Mindbenders .

[claretblue]

he left the group mid concert just before their Groovy Kind of Love hit

RIP Wayne

[tiger76]

Just reading his obituary, way before my time, but he sounds an eccentric character. RIP Wayne.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

RIP Wayne. An Astoria legend.

[Guitargeorge]

Met them on a horse tram in Douglas 1965. All of us a bit worse for wear.

[COBBLE]

Part of something special.

[ElectroClaret]

Pamela Pamela.

[tim_noone]

Pamela Pamela.

Not tonight EC...not tonight Lad!!

[Quicknick]

I was wondering whether he was someone we've been linked with.

[Cirrus_Minor]

Groovy kind of love - was one song that always takes me back to schooldays. RIP

[mkmel]

I saw them in Margate in about 1967

Um um um um um.....they don't write lyrics like this anymore!

[Proudjohn]

Really funny watching him on u/tube when he was describing not reaching no1 in the charts.
The Singing Nun preventing that.RIP Wayne top entertainer.

[Stayingup]

RIP Wayne. An Astoria legend.

With Johnny Kidd and the Pirates?

[Colburn_Claret]

To Sir With Love

Lulu's backing group

[COBBLE]

It was 'Something keeps calling me back,' the B side to Pamela, Pamela that was the cool track to play in the Burnley soul scene.

[conyoviejo]

It was 'Something keeps calling me back,' the B side to Pamela, Pamela that was the cool track to play in the Burnley soul scene.
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Yes,I can remember that,top northern soul song .

[Silkyskills1]

I saw them in Margate in about 1967

Um um um um um.....they don't write lyrics like this anymore!

Plenty of competition in the 60's though with ' Doo wah diddy diddy', ' fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa', ' wooly bully', and ' Zabadak'.

[Paulclaret]

Um um um um um was actually a very good song. Great memory from my schooldays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi3fp2-QYPM

[basil6345789]

Um um um um um was actually a very good song. Great memory from my schooldays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi3fp2-QYPM

More than decent cover of the Major Lance original.

[Vino blanco]

I played drums with my band on the same bill as WF and the Mindbenders about three times I think it was: Burnley Casino club, the Ritz Manchester and a strange little Cavern type place over Bacup way somewhere. Glynn Ellis was his real name, a very quiet, thoughtful guy off stage whilst Eric and the boys in the band were great lads. Another English Rocknroller leaves us with great memories. RIP Wayne Fontana.

[Aclaret]

I played drums with my band on the same bill as WF and the Mindbenders about three times I think it was: Burnley Casino club, the Ritz Manchester and a strange little Cavern type place over Bacup way somewhere. Glynn Ellis was his real name, a very quiet, thoughtful guy off stage whilst Eric and the boys in the band were great lads. Another English Rocknroller leaves us with great memories. RIP Wayne Fontana.

" A strange little cavern type place over Bacup way somewhere" Vino, please tell us more. Cavern place in a cellar? Im struggling to think of it

[Vino blanco]

Aclaret. Life in the sixties was a blur for most teenagers and being in a band even more so. All I remember is we went over to Bacup way somewhere I'm guessing about 1694/5. It might not have been Bacup itself, but one of the small towns over that way. It wasn't a big place, about the same size as Paradise Island used to be in Burnley. It looked like a cavern in side with painted brick walls and scary type paraphernalia on the walls. We were first on the bill and they were the 'famous' recording stars. We did two shows and they did just the one. It might have been Waterfoot or Luddenden Foot or some place like that. As I say I was playing five nights a week all over the country and this was just one of many gigs.

[redwasp]

Keith Fletcher on radio lancs played three of his songs tonight including the northern soul track. I now know who the G Ellis is who wrote a lot of his songs, it was Wayne himself. RIP.

[Vino blanco]

Sorry should read 1964/5.

[COBBLE]

Sorry should read 1964/5.

Ha, Ha! What band did you play in in case no one else asks and were any of the members local lads?

[Vino blanco]

The band was The Purple Hearts, all Burnley lads.

[DAVETHEVICAR]

Could the place in Bacup or near there beenthe Black Night Club near Waterfoot ??

[Aclaret]

Aclaret. Life in the sixties was a blur for most teenagers and being in a band even more so. All I remember is we went over to Bacup way somewhere I'm guessing about 1694/5. It might not have been Bacup itself, but one of the small towns over that way. It wasn't a big place, about the same size as Paradise Island used to be in Burnley. It looked like a cavern in side with painted brick walls and scary type paraphernalia on the walls. We were first on the bill and they were the 'famous' recording stars. We did two shows and they did just the one. It might have been Waterfoot or Luddenden Foot or some place like that. As I say I was playing five nights a week all over the country and this was just one of many gigs.

I think I know what your saying Vino time, beer and other things blur our memories

[Vino blanco]

Sounds familiar, Dave, but can't confirm or say otherwise.

[basil6345789]

The band was The Purple Hearts, all Burnley lads.

Dr Pill.........

[Vino blanco]

You've got it spot on, Basil.