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Sheet music cover for 'There's a Kind of Hush' by Herman's Hermits (Keith Hopwood; (Jan) Barry Whitwam; Peter Noone; Derek ('Lek') Leckenby; Karl Anthony Green)

3 of 3 portraits of Derek ('Lek') Leckenby

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Sheet music cover for 'There's a Kind of Hush' by Herman's Hermits (Keith Hopwood; (Jan) Barry Whitwam; Peter Noone; Derek ('Lek') Leckenby; Karl Anthony Green)

published by Donna Music Limited, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1967
10 7/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. (277 mm x 215 mm) paper size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Reference Collection
NPG D48414

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

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Sheet music cover for 'There's a kind of hush (all over the world)' by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens. Sheet music attached.

Events of 1967back to top

Current affairs

Harold Wilson decides to devalue the pound by nearly 15% in order to ' break out from the straitjacket' of boom and bust economics. The decision was controversial and prompted Wilson to reassure the public that the 'pound in your pocket' would not be worth any less.

Art and science

The Beatles release Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, with a record sleeve designed by pop artist, Peter Blake. The band's musical experimentation and colourful new look was an example of psychedelic, and the LP is often regarded as one of the first concept albums.

International

Che Guevara is captured and executed in Bolivia. The guerrilla leader and revolutionary icon was hunted down by the CIA and captured and shot by Bolivian Special Forces. He had been leading Bolivian insurgents in an attempt to overthrow the government.

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