Peter Noone is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was Herman of the 1960s pop group Herman's Hermits formed in Manchester, England in 1964. Their number one hits in the US were "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (March 1965), "I'm Henry VIII I Am" (June 1965) and a number two hit "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" (January 1965). "There's a Kind of Hush" peaked at number four in February 1967. Other members of the original group were Keith Hopwood (rhythm guitar), Karl Green (lead guitar), Alan Wrigley (bass) and Steve Titterington (drums).
2. Dave Somerville
Answer: The Diamonds
Dave Somerville (1933-2015) was a Canadian singer and the lead singer of The Diamonds. The group began in 1953 and had 16 US Billboard records. Their biggest hit was "Little Darlin'" that peaked at number two in 1957. They guest starred on a number of TV shows with Tony Bennett, Steve Allen, Perry Como, Merv Griffin and Henry Mancini.
Besides Dave, the original group also consisted of Ted Kowalski, Phil Levitt and Bill Reed.
3. Shirley Owens
Answer: The Shirelles
The Shirelles were an American girl group in the 1960s. Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves) was the lead singer of the group. The active years of the group were 1957-1982. They had numerous hits on the US Billboard but their number one hits were "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (1960) and "Soldier Boy" (1962).
4. John Fogerty
Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Fogerty is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist of the group with his brother Tom Fogerty (rhythm guitar), Stu Cook (bass) and Doug Clifford (drums). They were mainly active from 1967-1972. They never had a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 but they did have five number two hits.
Their number two hits were "Proud Mary", Bad Moon Rising", "Green River", "Who'll Stop the Rain" and "Lookin' Out My Back Door".
5. Robert Plant
Answer: Led Zeppelin
Robert Plant is an English singer-songwriter and musician and lead singer of the rock band Led Zeppelin. The group formed in London in 1968 and consisted of Plant, Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass and keyboard) and John Bonham (drums). The group had six studio albums that reached number one in the US from 1969-1979.
6. Judy Craig
Answer: The Chiffons
The Chiffons were an all-girl group and school-friends out of the Bronx area of New York in 1960. Judy Craig was the lead singer and the group also consisted of Patricia Bennett, Barbara Lee and Sylvia Peterson. Their hits of the 1960s included "He's So Fine", " One Fine Day", "Sweet Talkin' Guy" and many more.
7. Mike Smith
Answer: The Dave Clark Five
Mike Smith (1943-2008) was a singer, song-writer and lead vocalist of The Dave Clark Five. The group formed in London in 1958 and were the main rivals of The Beatles until The Rolling Stones came along. Besides Mike Smith the group consisted of Dave Clark (drums) who started the group, Lenny Davidson, Denis Payton and Rick Huxley.
Their hits included "Glad All Over", "Bits and Pieces", "Any Way You Want It", "Over and Over" and "I Like It Like That". They were the first British band to tour the USA and they appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" 18 times-the most by a British invasion group.
8. Victor Willis
Answer: Village People
Victor Willis was the lead singer of the disco group Village People. The original members of the group were Victor Willis (cop), Felipe Rose (Indian), Alex Briley (GI), Glenn Hughes (leatherman), Mark Mussler (construction worker), David Forrest (cowboy) and Peter Whitehead (nondescript).
Their disco and dance hits included "Macho Man", "Go West", "In the Navy" and their biggest hit was "Y.M.C.A.".
9. Jean Terrell
Answer: The Supremes
Jean Terrell is best known for replacing Diana Ross as lead singer of the Supremes in 1970. She is the sister of the former WBA heavyweight boxing champion Ernie Terrell. Jean was the lead singer of the Supremes from 1970-1973.
10. David Lee Roth
Answer: Van Halen
David Lee Roth is an American singer, song-writer, musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen. In 1974 the band consisted of Roth (vocalist), Eddie Van Halen (guitar), Alex Van Halen (drums) and Michael Anthony (bass).
There have been changes to the group over the years. David Lee Roth was lead vocalist from 1974-1985 and then again from 2007. The group has had numerous studio albums and their biggest hit single was "Jump" (1984).
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