Post by Velsarie Vivardesque on Dec 31, 2020 18:01:16 GMT
Vocal Range: G♯2 – A5Voice Type: He’s Just A Little Bit Te Nor
{Vocals & About}
Glyn Geoffrey Ellis (28 October 1945 – 6 August 2020)
Years Active: 1963-2020
Associated Acts: Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (Members Of: 1963-1965)
Wayne Fontana is one of the few breakout acts during the renowned British Invasion into the American charts of popular music. His initial bandmates failed to show up for the audition, and he quickly teamed up with fellas at the bar where it was set to occur, calling themselves “Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders”, as the story goes, they got signed to Fontana Records that same day (no relation). Possessing a sweet and tender head voice that rarely dips down on to the significant low notes and often singing in his well armed midrange that spans about an octave. The man starts to breathe away at around E3 and does really have to put effort and weight to round out notes below that mark, his upper chest though, as it often goes, caps at about G4. His mix is very strong and can reach the lower fifth octave with a notable power and his falsetto is very soft and silky, leaving no room for doubting that it’s his natural habitat.
Sadly passed away earlier in this year, with lots of self-written and vocally unmatched songs to his name. His career wasn’t always sunny and warm but he had managed to advance in this uneasy business and score an ocean of fans around the world. Overall, he was an excellent singer, all things considered. He was a gigantic vocal master, very underappreciated at it, as well as he was a capable songwriter, with melodies still haunting those who were lucky enough to hear it at the time of its release. Later in his life he continued touring in the nostalgic tours across the UK. Remarkably, he’d once had a tooth on the law when he set on fire a car of a bailiff near the courthouse where he was ordered to appear, all while being dressed as ‘Lady Justice’ (see pic. below). But his memory remains and will continue to live on for all those who were able to hear music in tracks that had no relation to the Beatles and the top five of his vocal performances, be thy proof (see The Best Vocal Deliveries).
Glyn Geoffrey Ellis (28 October 1945 – 6 August 2020)
Years Active: 1963-2020
Associated Acts: Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (Members Of: 1963-1965)
Wayne Fontana is one of the few breakout acts during the renowned British Invasion into the American charts of popular music. His initial bandmates failed to show up for the audition, and he quickly teamed up with fellas at the bar where it was set to occur, calling themselves “Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders”, as the story goes, they got signed to Fontana Records that same day (no relation). Possessing a sweet and tender head voice that rarely dips down on to the significant low notes and often singing in his well armed midrange that spans about an octave. The man starts to breathe away at around E3 and does really have to put effort and weight to round out notes below that mark, his upper chest though, as it often goes, caps at about G4. His mix is very strong and can reach the lower fifth octave with a notable power and his falsetto is very soft and silky, leaving no room for doubting that it’s his natural habitat.
Sadly passed away earlier in this year, with lots of self-written and vocally unmatched songs to his name. His career wasn’t always sunny and warm but he had managed to advance in this uneasy business and score an ocean of fans around the world. Overall, he was an excellent singer, all things considered. He was a gigantic vocal master, very underappreciated at it, as well as he was a capable songwriter, with melodies still haunting those who were lucky enough to hear it at the time of its release. Later in his life he continued touring in the nostalgic tours across the UK. Remarkably, he’d once had a tooth on the law when he set on fire a car of a bailiff near the courthouse where he was ordered to appear, all while being dressed as ‘Lady Justice’ (see pic. below). But his memory remains and will continue to live on for all those who were able to hear music in tracks that had no relation to the Beatles and the top five of his vocal performances, be thy proof (see The Best Vocal Deliveries).
{Unavailable Songs}
“Give Me Just A Little Bit”*
“Please Stop The Wedding”
“Interested”
“We’re Gonna Make It”
* This song may not exist and just be a misspelled title of another one that does.
“Give Me Just A Little Bit”*
“Please Stop The Wedding”
“Interested”
“We’re Gonna Make It”
* This song may not exist and just be a misspelled title of another one that does.
Significant High Notes:
A5 (“Git It!”, “Jaguar & Thunderbird”, “Say Goodbye To Yesterday”, “Too Much Monkey Business”, “You Don’t Know Me”)
G♯5 (“The Game Of Love”, “Young Blood”)
F♯5 (“Duke Of Earl”)
F5 (“Never An Everyday Thing”, “Together”)
E5 (“Cops And Robbers”, “Hello! Josephine”, “Road Runner”, “The Game Of Love” live @ The BBC, UK 1965, “The Shadow Knows”, “You Don’t Know Me”, “Young Blood” live @ The BBC, UK 1965)
E♭5 (“Never An Everyday Thing”, “Young Blood”)
D5 (“Git It!”, “I Remember Love”, “I’m In Love”, “Road Runner”, “She Needs Love”, “The Shadow Knows”, “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me”)
C♯5 (“Hello! Josephine”, “Jaguar & Thunderbird”, “Mind Excursion”, “Never An Everyday Thing”, “Together”, “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”, “Young Blood” live @ The BBC, UK 1965)
C5 (“A Groovy Kind Of Love” live @ The British Invasion, 2001, “Certain Girl”, “Goodbye Bluebird”, “I Remember Love”, “I’m In Love”, “Some Other Guy”, “Something Keeps Calling Me Back”, “The Entertainer”, “The Last Bus Home”, “The Shadow Knows”, “You Don’t Know Me”)
B4 (“Come On Home”, “Cops And Robbers”, “Duke Of Earl”, “Give Me Just A Little More Time”, “Hold Me” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009, “I’m In Love”, “It Was Easier To Hurt Her”, “Never An Everyday Thing”, “Road Runner”, “The Game Of Love” live @ The BBC, UK 1965, “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me”)
B♭4 (“A Groovy Kind Of Love” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009, “From A Boy To A Man”, “Goodbye Bluebird”, “Hold Me” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009, “I Remember Love”, “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man”, “Mind Excursion”, “Roll On ‘62”, “Say Goodbye To Yesterday”, “The Entertainer”, “Walking On Air”)
A4 (“Coca Cola Commercial”, “Come On Home”, “First Taste Of Love”, “For You, For You”, “From A Boy To A Man”, “Gina”, “Goodbye Bluebird”, “Git It!”, “Hello! Josephine”, “Hold Me” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009, “I’m In Love”, “Keep Your Hands Off My Baby”, “One Man Woman”, “She’s Got The Power” live @ The BBC, UK 1965, “Something Keeps Calling Me Back”, “Storybook Children”, “That’s The Way It Must Be”, “The Entertainer”, “The Game Of Love” live @ The BBC, UK 1965 / Melbourne’s Festival Hall, AU 1966, “The Shadow Knows”, “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me”, “Too Many Tears”, “We’re Building A Love”, “You Don’t Know Me”)
G♯4 (“Charlie Cass”, “Coca Cola Commercial”, “Cops And Robbers”, “Duke Of Earl”, “Give Me Just A Little More Time”, “It Was Easier To Hurt Her”, “My Eyes Break Out In Tears”, “Mind Excursion”, “My Friend And I”, “Never An Everyday Thing”, “One Man Woman”, “Pamela, Pamela” live on Yesterday Once More Cruise 2015, “Road Runner”, “Roll On ‘62”, “Say Goodbye To Yesterday”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Stop, Look And Listen”, “The Game Of Love”, “The Last Bus Home”, “Together”, “Waiting For A Break In The Clouds”, “Where Have You Been?”)
G4 (“A Groovy Kind Of Love” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009, “Certain Girl”, “Dayton Ohio 1903”, “Fascinating Rhythm”, “I’m Qualified”, “Internal Circle”, “Keep Your Hands Off My Baby”, “Little Darlin’”, “Long Time Comin’”, “My Girl” live @ The Southport Theatre, UK 2009, “One More Time”, “Perfidia”, “Roll On ‘62”,“She Needs Love”, “She’s Got The Power”, “Some Other Guy”, “Something Keeps Calling Me Back”, “Sweet America”, “The Entertainer”, “The Last Bus Home”, “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me”, “You Made Me What I Am Today”, “Young Blood”)
F♯4 (“24 Sycamore”, “Charlie Cass”, “Coca Cola Commercial”, “Come Dance With Me”, “Come On Home”, “First Taste Of Love”, “From A Boy To A Man”, “Gina”, “Git It!”, “Give Me Just A Little More Time”, “Hello! Josephine”, “Hold Me” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009, “I Need To Love You”, “I’m Qualified”, “It Was Easier To Hurt Her”, “Little Darlin’”, “Mind Excursion”, “My Eyes Break Out In Tears”, “My Friend And I”, “Pamela, Pamela”, “Remind My Baby Of Me”, “Say Goodbye To Yesterday”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Something Keeps Calling Me Back”, “Stop, Look And Listen”, “The Sun’s So Hot Today”, “The Words Of Bartholomew”, “Too Many Tears”, “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”)
Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 (“Come Dance With Me”, “First Taste Of Love”, “For You, For You”, “Give Me Just A Little More Time”, “Honey And Wine”, “I’m Qualified”, “In My World”, “It’s Just A Little Bit Too Late”, “Mind Excursion”, “My Eyes Break Out In Tears”, “My Friend And I”, “My Girl” live @ The Southport Theatre, UK 2009, “Long Time Comin’”, “Memphis Tennessee”, “One Man Woman”, “Pamela, Pamela”, “Remind My Baby Of Me”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Star Of Eastern Street”, “Stop, Look And Listen”, “The Game Of Love”, “The Sun’s So Hot Today”, “The Words Of Bartholomew”, “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”, “Waiting For A Break In The Clouds”, “We All Love The Human Race”, “Where Have You Been?”)
F3 (“A Groovy Kind Of Love” live @ The British Invasion, 2001, “24 Sycamore”, “From A Boy To A Man”, “Gina”, “Goodbye Bluebird”, “I Need To Love You”, “I Remember Love”, “I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday”, “Keep Your Hands Off My Baby”, “Please Stay”, “Roll On ‘62”, “She’s Got The Power”, “Some Other Guy”, “Sweet America”, “The Entertainer”, “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me”, “Walking On Air”, “We’re Building A Love”)
E3 (“A Groovy Kind Of Love” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009, “Another Saturday Night” live @ The Melbourne’s Festival Hall, AU 1966, “Coca Cola Commercial”, “Come Dance With Me”, “Come On Home”, “Fascinating Rhythm”, “For You, For You”, “Git It!”, “Jaguar & Thunderbird”, “I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday”, “In Dreams” live @ The Solid Silver 60s Show, UK 2013, “It Was Easier To Hurt Her”, “It’s Just A Little Bit Too Late”, “Keep Your Hands Off My Baby”, “Like I Did”, “Love Potion Number Nine”, “My Friend And I”, “One Man Woman”, “Perfidia”, “Remind My Baby Of Me”, “She’s A Rebel”, “She’s Got The Power”, “Storybook Children”, “Sweet America”, “Talkin’ About You” live @ The BBC, UK 1965, “The Game Of Love”, “The Impossible Years”, “The Sun’s So Hot Today”, “The Words Of Bartholomew”, “Too Many Tears”, “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”, “Waiting For A Break In The Clouds”, “We All Love The Human Race”, “Where Have You Been?”, “Young Blood”)
E♭3 (“24 Sycamore”, “Certain Girl”, “Come Dance With Me”, “Duke Of Earl”, “First Taste Of Love”, “Honey And Wine”, “I Remember Love”, “Mind Excursion”, “Never An Everyday Thing”, “Road Runner”, “Roll On ‘62”, “Say Goodbye To Yesterday”, “Star Of Eastern Street”, “Stop, Look And Listen”, “The Impossible Years”, “Walking On Air”, “We’re Building A Love”, “You Made Me What I Am Today”, “Young Blood”)
D3 (“Certain Girl”, “Coca Cola Commercial”, “Dayton Ohio 1903”, “Fascinating Rhythm”, “Gina”, “Goodbye Bluebird”, “Halfway To Paradise” live on Yesterday Once More Cruise 2015, “I Need To Love You”, “I Remember Love”, “I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday”, “I’m In Love”, “I’m Qualified”, “Jaguar & Thunderbird”, “Keep Your Hands Off My Baby”, “Like I Did”, “Love Potion Number Nine”, “Perfidia”, “Please Stay”, “She Needs Love”, “Straight Home (Pauline)”, “That’s The Way It Must Be”, “The Shadow Knows”, “Walking On Air”)
C♯3 (“24 Sycamore”, “Coca Cola Commercial”, “Come On Home”, “Duke Of Earl”, “Git It!”, “Honey And Wine”, “I’m Qualified”, “It Was Easier To Hurt Her”, “Linda”, “Stop, Look And Listen”, “Straight Home (Pauline)”, “The Shadow Knows”, “The Words Of Bartholomew”, “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me”, “Too Much Monkey Business”)
C3 (“24 Sycamore”, “Certain Girl”, “Dayton Ohio 1903”, “Fascinating Rhythm”, “Never An Everyday Thing”, “Perfidia”, “She’s Got The Power”, “Storybook Children”, “Talkin’ About You” live @ The BBC, UK 1965, “Too Many Tears”, “You Made Me What I Am Today”, “Young Blood”)
B2 (“Come Dance With Me”, “Cops And Robbers”, “Duke Of Earl”, “First Taste Of Love”, “Git It!“, “Perfidia”, “Road Runner”, “Say Goodbye To Yesterday”, “She Needs Love”, “Stop, Look And Listen”, “Straight Home (Pauline)”, “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009)
B♭2 (“Goodbye Bluebird”, “Linda”, “Roll On ‘62”, “Walking On Air”, “You Made Me What I Am Today”)
A2 (“Cops And Robbers”, “Dayton Ohio 1903”, “Too Much Monkey Business”)
G♯2 (“Linda”)
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* Blue marks notes sung in falsetto register.
* Thick marks notes of exceptional quality (distinctive intonation, convincing execution).
* Underline marks notes sung on the background (harmonized, buried in the mix).
* Italics marks non-melodic, non-sequential notes.
{Thicks}
D5 – (“She Needs Love”)
B4 – (“Hold Me” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009)
B4 – (“Never An Everyday Thing”)
A4 – (“I’m In Love”)
F♯4 – (“It Was Easier To Hurt Her”)
E3 – (“Perfidia”)
C♯3 – (“The Shadow Knows”)
C3 – (“Fascinating Rhythm”)
B2 – (“Stop, Look And Listen”)
A2 – (“Dayton Ohio 1903”)
D5 – (“She Needs Love”)
B4 – (“Hold Me” live @ The Blackpool Grand Theatre, UK 2009)
B4 – (“Never An Everyday Thing”)
A4 – (“I’m In Love”)
F♯4 – (“It Was Easier To Hurt Her”)
E3 – (“Perfidia”)
C♯3 – (“The Shadow Knows”)
C3 – (“Fascinating Rhythm”)
B2 – (“Stop, Look And Listen”)
A2 – (“Dayton Ohio 1903”)
{Discoranges}
Studio LPs (UK):
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders (1964): G♯2-B2-C5-A5
Eric, Rick, Wayne And Bob – It’s Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders (1965): C♯3-C5-E5
Wayne One (1966): B♭2-C5-D5 (Missing track #2)
EPs, Compilations & Soundtracks:
Road Runner (1964): B2-B4-G♯5
Um! Um! Um! Um! Um! Um! (1964): A2-A4-A5
The Game Of Love (1964): C3-G♯4-G♯5
Walking On Air (1965): B♭2-B♭4-A5
On The Air: The Complete Broadcast Collection (1965): C3-C♯5-E5
Originally Yours (1982):B♭2-B♭4 (Missing track #3)
Studio LPs (UK):
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders (1964): G♯2-B2-C5-A5
Eric, Rick, Wayne And Bob – It’s Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders (1965): C♯3-C5-E5
Wayne One (1966): B♭2-C5-D5 (Missing track #2)
EPs, Compilations & Soundtracks:
Road Runner (1964): B2-B4-G♯5
Um! Um! Um! Um! Um! Um! (1964): A2-A4-A5
The Game Of Love (1964): C3-G♯4-G♯5
Walking On Air (1965): B♭2-B♭4-A5
On The Air: The Complete Broadcast Collection (1965): C3-C♯5-E5
Originally Yours (1982):B♭2-B♭4 (Missing track #3)
{Questionable Notes}
E♭7 (“Young Blood” [3])
G♯6 (“Young Blood” live @ The BBC, UK 1965 [3])
E♭6 (“Too Much Monkey Business” [3])
A5 (“The Shadow Knows” [3])
F♯5 (“Talkin’ About You” [3])
E5 (“I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” [3])
D3 (“Git It!” [3])
C3 (“Keep Your Hands Off My Baby” [1])
A2 (“Duke Of Earl” [1], “I’m Qualified” [1], “The Shadow Knows” [3], “Young Blood” live @ The BBC, UK 1965 [3])
G♯2 (“Star Of Eastern Street” [3])
[1] Questionable control
[1a] non-melodic screaming or shouting in an unintentional pitch and/or note overshot.
[1b] non-melodic dips to an uncertain pitch and/or note undershot.
[1c] non-melodic notes in high or low range that don’t have a strong enough pitch to promote inclusion.
[2] Lacking context
[2a] non-sequential notes in high or low range without musical background.
[3] Identity question
[3a] notes of a questionable origin that may have not been hit by the singer in question and/or do not exist at all.
E♭7 (“Young Blood” [3])
G♯6 (“Young Blood” live @ The BBC, UK 1965 [3])
E♭6 (“Too Much Monkey Business” [3])
A5 (“The Shadow Knows” [3])
F♯5 (“Talkin’ About You” [3])
E5 (“I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” [3])
D3 (“Git It!” [3])
C3 (“Keep Your Hands Off My Baby” [1])
A2 (“Duke Of Earl” [1], “I’m Qualified” [1], “The Shadow Knows” [3], “Young Blood” live @ The BBC, UK 1965 [3])
G♯2 (“Star Of Eastern Street” [3])
[1] Questionable control
[1a] non-melodic screaming or shouting in an unintentional pitch and/or note overshot.
[1b] non-melodic dips to an uncertain pitch and/or note undershot.
[1c] non-melodic notes in high or low range that don’t have a strong enough pitch to promote inclusion.
[2] Lacking context
[2a] non-sequential notes in high or low range without musical background.
[3] Identity question
[3a] notes of a questionable origin that may have not been hit by the singer in question and/or do not exist at all.
The Best Vocal Deliveries:
1. “Never An Everyday Thing”
2. “I’m In Love”
3. “You Don’t Know Me”
4. “Remind My Baby Of Me”
5. “Together”
1. “A Groovy Kind Of Love” live @ The British Invasion, 2001
2. “In Dreams” live @ The Solid Silver 60s Show, UK 2013
3. “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um” live on The Unforgettables, ca. 1985
4. “Pamela, Pamela” live @ A Royal Celebration: 40 Years Of Peace, UK 1985
5. “My Girl” live @ The Solid Silver 60s Show, UK 2006
The Range Display Units:
1. “Too Much Monkey Business“ (A2-A5)
2. “Git It!" (B2-A5)
3. “Say Goodbye To Yesterday” (B2-A5)
4. “Young Blood” (C3-G♯5)
5. “Jaguar & Thunderbird" (D3-A5)
Summary: The man with a fine voice and great sense of humour. Performed on the same stage as the Beatles, topped the Billboard, been a fan favourite act among many others. Singers like him deserve appreciation and this thread is to serve its purpose, this is how he should be remembered for that is how great he was.
