Wayne Fontana
Wayne Fontana and The Jets
Wayne Fontana and The Opposition
Click here for the original Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders

With so many WF websites out there doing such a good job, its probably best that you visit these sites for info:

The Official Wayne Fontana website

Mars Talent - brief history of WF

This page is intended to include info on the variants of Wayne's bands and just a home for the bits and pieces we find.

 


Wayne Fontana and The Jets
1962-63


Line-up

Stuart Sirett
rhythm guitar
Wayne Fontana
lead vocals
Bob Lang
bass
Terry Morton
lead guitar
Ian "Skins" Lucas
drums

The latter two went on to join The Scorpions.

Terry Morton also played for a brief time with Peter Cowap in The Country Gents.



Photo courtesy Alan Doyle
   
Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders - click here
 


Wayne Fontana and the Boys/Opposition
”I joined Wayne Fontana in late 1965. Wayne was my ‘Best Man' at my wedding, and two days later we left to do Wayne's first solo gig as ‘Wayne Fontana And The Boys' on a nationwide tour with Herman's Hermits and The Fortunes. We soon changed the name to ‘The Opposition', though. The line-up was me, Bernie Burns on drums, Stuart Sirett on bass and Mike Parkes playing keyboards.”
Frank Renshaw, Toggery Five

Wayne Fontana   Frank Renshaw Stuart Syrett (Sirett?) Bernie Burns Mike Parkes
Vocals Lead Guitar Bass Drums Keyboards

Wayne Fontana's Opposition #2

Wayne Fontana   John Kelman Stuart Syrett Phil Keene
Vocals Lead Guitar Bass Drums

Wayne Fontana's Opposition #3

Wayne Fontana   John Kelman Roy Henshall Phil Keene
Vocals Lead Guitar Bass Drums

Wayne Fontana's Opposition #4

Wayne Fontana   Rod Gerrard Roy Henshall Phil Keene
Vocals Lead Guitar Bass Drums

 

Wayne Fontana's Opposition #5

Wayne Fontana   Dave Lowarch Roy Henshall Burnie Burns
Vocals Lead Guitar Bass Drums



Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders 1976

Dave Lowarch, Jess Smith, Kenny Anders, Neil Reading
WF, Kev Wood

Lineup  
(as per pic on left)
   
Dave Lowarch Lead Guitar
Jess Smith  
Kenny Anders  
Kevin Wood  
Neil Reading Drums
Wayne Fontana   Vocals


Discography  
  • 1965 She Needs Love/ Like I Did
  • 1965 It Was Easier To Hurt Her/ You Made Me What I Am Today
  • 1966 Come On Home/My Eyes Break Out In Tears
  • 1966 Goodbye Bluebird/The Sun's So Hot Today
  • 1966 Pamela Pamela/Something Keeps Calling Me Back
  • 1967 24 Sycamore/From A Boy To A Man
  • 1967 In My World/The Impossible Years
  • 1967 Gina/We All Love The Human Race
  • 1968 Storybook Children/I Need To Love You
  • 1968 Words Of Bartholemew/Mind Excursion
  • 1968 Never An Everyday Thing/Waiting For A Break In The Clouds
  • 1969 Dayton Ohio 1903/Say Goodbye To Yesterday
  • 1969 We're Building A Love/Charlie Cass

   
   

A version of a Wayne Fontana band
Roy Henshall (Bass) Rod Gerrard (Guitar) Phil Keene (Drums)



(above) another line-up - including Neil Reading (Supa Nova) and Kenny Anders (ex Chosen Few)


Kenny  Anders, Neil Reading, John Carter,  Kevin Wood

Group was formerly called Fragile with vocalist Bill Snape, ex Palm Springs




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