The Mindbenders
The Mindbenders were an English beat group from Manchester, England.
Originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana, they were one of several acts that were successful in the mid-1960s British Invasion of the US charts, achieving major chart hits with" Game of Love"( a number- one single with Fontana) in 1965 and" A Groovy Kind of Love" in 1966.
Geoff Dugmore
Geoff Dugmore (born 12 April 1960) is a Scottish drummer, musical director and producer.
He was a member of the bands The Europeans and Wildlife.
Corporal (band)
Corporal is an American folk-rock band.
Corporal's members include Michael Shannon (guitar, vocals, lyrics), Ray Rizzo (guitar, drums, vocals) Robert Beitzel (guitar) and Matt Scobee (bass).
Sean Hennesy
Sean Robert Hennesy is a guitarist for the bands Candlebox, Royal Bliss, and The Gracious Few.
He has previously played for the bands The Hiwatts and The Kings Royal.
The Battle of the Bands
The Battle of the Bands is an EP by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen.
The songs are sung under different aliases, which makes it kind of a" battle of the bands".
The EP was re-released remastered as whole on the 2007 re-release of" Unter falscher Flagge".
The Mind Benders (disambiguation)
The Mind Benders is a novel.
The Mind Benders or The Mindbenders may also refer to:
Johnny and the Semitones
Johnny and the Semitones( later known as The Semitones) were a 1960s archetypal English beat group.
Formed in Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire, they were a popular local band on the Manchester music scene and supported national and international acts such as The Hollies, The Mindbenders and The Rolling Stones.
Paul Peterson
Paul Joseph Peterson (born October 18, 1964), also known as St. Paul Peterson, is a singer and musician best known for his memberships in the bands The Family and The Time.
A Groovy Kind of Love
" A Groovy Kind of Love" is a song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager based on a melody by the classical composer Muzio Clementi.
It has been recorded by numerous artists, with the Mindbenders and Phil Collins releasing very successful versions.
Johnny and the Semitones
Johnny and the Semitones( later known as The Semitones) were a 1960s archetypal English beat group.
Formed in Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire, they were a popular local band on the Manchester music scene and supported national and international acts such as The Hollies, The Mindbenders and The Rolling Stones.

Question: Did the bands Corporal (band) and The Mindbenders, originate from the same country?
Answer: no