Herman's Hermits

Genres:	Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	classic rock
Decades Active:	1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Biography

Originally known as the Heartbeats, Herman's Hermits were discovered in 1963 by manager Harvey Lisberg and his partner Charlie Silverman. After restructuring the group, the line-up emerged as Peter Noone (5 November 1947, Manchester, England; vocals), Karl Green (b. 31 July 1947, Salford, Manchester, England; bass), Keith Hopwood (b. 26 October 1946, Manchester, England; rhythm guitar), Lek Leckenby (b. Derek Leckenby, 14 May 1946, Leeds, England, d. 4 June 1994, Manchester, England; lead guitar) and Barry Whitwam (b. 21 July 1946, Manchester, England; drums - formerly a member of Leckenby's first group, the Wailers). A link with producer Mickie Most and an infectious cover of Earl Jean's US hit, "I'm Into Something Good" gave the quintet a UK number 1 in 1964. By early 1965, the group had settled into covering 50s songs such as the Rays' "Silhouettes' and Sam Cooke"s "Wonderful World", when an extraordinary invasion of America saw them challenge the Beatles as a...

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