Herman's Hermits

Herman's Hermits was a British rock band in the 1960s, formed in Manchester, England in 1963 (see 1963 in music). Part of the British Invasion, their trademark simple and non-threatening and clean-cut "boys next door" image

Herman's Hermits was a British rock band in the 1960s, formed in Manchester, England in 1963 (see 1963 in music). Part of the British Invasion, their trademark simple and non-threatening and clean-cut "boys next door" image made them easier to listen to and more accessible than other British Invasion bands.

Original members were Keith Hopwood (guitar, vocals), Karl Green (bass, vocals), Derek "Lek" Leckenby (guitar, vocals), and Barry Whitwam (drums), and they were soon joined by Peter Noone (lead vocals). Although the youngest of a remarkably young band, sixteen year old Noone was already a veteran actor with experience on the British soap opera, Coronation Street.