Karl Anthony Green (born 31 July 1947) is an English songwriter, musician and bassist who was the bass guitarist and backing singer for the 1960s British band,
Herman's Hermits.
Biography
Herman's Hermits consisted of
Peter Noone
Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone (born 5 November 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor. He was the lead singer "Herman" in the 1960s pop group Herman's Hermits.
Early life
Noone was born in Davyhulme, Lancashir ...
(lead vocals), Green (
bass),
Keith Hopwood
Keith Hopwood (born 26 October 1946) is an English pop and rock musician, singer-songwriter, composer, businessman and record producer, who served as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocals for the 1960s pop band, Herman's Hermits. Hopwood al ...
(
rhythm guitar),
Derek "Lek" Leckenby (
lead guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...
), and
Barry Whitwam (
drums).
Green was in Herman's Hermits from its first formation as the Heartbeats in 1963, then renamed Herman and The Hermits, and finally on 1 April 1964, the group changed its name to Herman's Hermits. Green wrote ''Busy Line'' and ''Moonshine Man'' on the ''Blaze'' album, among others.
When Peter Noone left the group in 1974, Green took over
lead vocals. Green left the band in 1980, to pursue a life outside of music.
On
VH1's ''
My Generation
"My Generation" is a song by the English rock band the Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs. The song was named the 11th greatest song by ''Rolling Stone'' on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It becam ...
: Herman's Hermits'' episode, Green spoke fondly of his early days with Peter Noone, and of his admiration for their guitarist
Derek "Lek" Leckenby.
In 2015, Green once again began performing live concerts.
His band, ''Karl Green Band'', includes longtime professional musicians Mike Bruccoleri (bass) and Gina Knight (drums).
The ''Karl Green Band'' released their 12-track debut album, ''The Long Road Back'', on 1 March 2016. This was Green's first solo endeavour, since retiring from ''Herman's Hermits''. The final track on the album entitled ''The Renshaw Shuffle'', was composed and recorded in 1977. Besides Green, the track also features
Derek "Lek" Lekenby.
The Karl Green Band released its second album, ''Evergreen'' on 5 October 2017
and Heavenly on 21 November 2018.
All tracks are co-written by Green and his songwriting partner, Tony Kemp.
References
External links
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The Karl Green Band Official Website(Archived)
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Living people
English bass guitarists
English male guitarists
Male bass guitarists
English songwriters
Herman's Hermits members
People from Davyhulme
Beat musicians
British male songwriters
1947 births