Although it brought about the biggest change rock ‘n’ roll, the army of musicians from the British Invasion really wasn’t very large, one of its most notable members said. Herman’s Hermits were a part ...

This is FRESH AIR. The Beatles overwhelmed America when they led the British invasion in 1964. But within a few months, many other bands were vying for attention. Most of them managed a hit or two.

When British Invasion pop band Herman’s Hermits was starting out in the mid-1960s, it had the simplistic idea that everyone who heard its songs “I’m Into Something Good,” “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat” ...

Peter Noone has been into something good since he was 15 in 1963, when he became the face and voice of the British Invasion band Herman’s Hermits. For Carl Giammarese, the same thing happened in 1965, ...