Sheet music cover for 'Silhouettes' by Herman's Hermits (Karl Anthony Green; Derek ('Lek') Leckenby; Peter Noone; (Jan) Barry Whitwam; Keith Hopwood)
Sheet music cover for 'Silhouettes' by Herman's Hermits (Karl Anthony Green; Derek ('Lek') Leckenby; Peter Noone; (Jan) Barry Whitwam; Keith Hopwood)
published by Francis, Day & Hunter, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1965
11 in. x 8 1/2 in. (280 mm x 216 mm) paper size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Reference Collection
NPG D48413
Sittersback to top
- Karl Anthony Green (1947-), Musician; songwriter and bass player for Herman's Hermits. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Keith Hopwood (1946-), Musician, composer, businessman and record producer; songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Herman's Hermits. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Derek ('Lek') Leckenby (1943-1994), Musician; songwriter and lead guitarist for Herman's Hermits. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Peter Noone (1947-), Musician and actor; songwriter and lead singer for Herman's Hermits. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- (Jan) Barry Whitwam (1946-), Musician; drummer for Herman's Hermits. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Francis, Day & Hunter (active 1890s-1960s), Musical publishers. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Sheet music cover for 'Silhouettes' by Frank C. Slay Jr and Bob Crewe. Sheet music attached.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1965back to top
Current affairs
Sir Winston Churchill dies after suffering a stroke at the age of 90. By Royal Decree his body lay in state for three days before he was given a State Funeral (a very rare honour for a non-Royal). Representatives from over 100 countries attended the funeral and thousands of people watched the procession of his coffin down the Thames.Art and science
Julie Christie stars in John Schlesinger's film Darling, a film that captures fashionable London in the 1960s, while critiquing the superficiality of the jet-setting society. The film has subsequently been itself criticised for being out-of-touch with the realities of the day.The Post Office Tower (now the BT tower) opens for use, housing microwave aerials to carry telecommunications traffic from London.
International
President Johnson sends US troops to assist South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam and domestic nationalist insurgents. Johnson's plan for a short, limited war was soon quashed by North Vietnam's strategy of protracted war. As the conflict dragged on the US government instituted a draft, sparking anti-war protests that would continue until American involvement ended in 1973.Comments back to top
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