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 Noone discovering a new world at Ohio State Fair. |
IT TOOK ALL the skill of a former "Candid Camera" crew to capture scenes of the frolicking Herman's Hermits on their NBC special Tuesday night.Peter Noone and his Hermits do nine songs as the British group romps on the concert stage and down the midway of the Ohio State Fair at Columbus, and the fair's 40,000 visitors are an integral part of the special which was filmed last summer. "The crowd's wild reactions to us and our crazy reactions to them make up much of the footgage in the show," Noone says. "Our songs include 'I'm Henry VIII,' 'Mrs. Brown, You've Got A lovely Daughter,' 'There's a Kind of Hush,' 'What Would You Do If I Sang Out of Key,' 'I Understand,' 'Dandy,' 'Green Street Green,' 'Jezebel,' and 'Sugar.' The fast moving, half-hour show is made up of 479 scenes, with all cutting done in time with the music.A one-minute interview gives the Hermits a chance to "tell how it is" now that they are one of the most popular singing groups. "We had rather a ball doing this bit," Noone says. "It's like a new world to discover a typical |
American state fair - those hot dogs, the cotton candy, everything."
"Three years ago, we were called The Heartbeats, struggling in Manchester, England, to make enough money to eat. "Now we've made tours of America, many records, done TV shows, made a movie - all after we changed our name to Herman's Hermits." The name Herman came from a misunderstanding of Sherman from the "Bullwinkle Show." Noone resembles the TV character. Before he started singing, Noone spent a year doing bit parts on British television shows. When his Hermits lose their popularity, he hopes to become an actor just as Paul Anka and Elvis Presley did. Already Noone is a millionaire. One record alone, "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter," sold six million copies and brought him $700,000 in royalties. 
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