Flashback: Wayne Fontana

By Mick Harper

Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.

1. How did Wayne Fontana (born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis) of the Mindbenders come up with his stage name?

2. Which artist released "Sea Cruise"?

3. Name the group that released "Looking Out My Back Door."

4. The four Beatles were married a total of nine times. Name the remaining Beatles and their current wives.

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "Why am I losin' sleep over you? Relivin' precious moments we knew? So many days have gone by, Still I'm so lonely."

Answers

1. He took the name from a combination of actor John Wayne and Elvis Presley's drummer, Dominic Joseph (D.J.) Fontana.

2. Frankie Ford, in 1959. Since then the song has been covered by Herman's Hermits, Freddy Cannon and Jimmy Buffett, among many others.

3. Creedence Clearwater Revival, in 1970. The song topped the charts in Sweden, Norway, Canada, Austria and Australia, as well as the U.S. CashBox.

4. Paul McCartney is married to Nancy Shevell, and Ringo Starr to Barbara Bach.

5. "Over You," by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, in 1968. Surprisingly enough, none of the Gap's songs ever topped the charts in the U.S., with only "Young Girl" going to No. 1 in the U.K.

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