Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

British beat group active from 1963-1965. One of several acts that were successful in the mid-1960s British Invasion of the US charts, achieving a major chart hit with "The Game of Love."

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders founded the band in June 1963 with Robert F. Lang, Ric Rothwell, and Eric Stewart. The name of the group was inspired by the title of a 1963 UK feature film called The Mind Benders. Before that Fontana had a group called Wayne Fontana and the Jets. After a tour of America, Fontana left the band in the middle of a concert in 1965. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders decided to carry on as a trio following Fontana's departure.