Keith Hopwood
Keith Hopwood (born 26 October 1946) is an English pop musician who was the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the 1960s band Herman's Hermits.
Keith Hopwood
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- Name
- Keith Hopwood
- Born
- 26 October 1946
- Birthplace
- Davyhulme, Manchester, England
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- pop music
- Education
- Urmston Grammar Academy
- Languages
- English
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Keith Hopwood (born 26 October 1946) is an English pop musician who was the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the 1960s band Herman's Hermits.
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Keith Hopwood (born 1946) is a composer, entertainer and musician, among other activities, of British nationality. The composer was born in Davyhulme.
Keith Hopwood was educated at Urmston Grammar Academy. The composer is a member of Herman's Hermits.
The work spans pop music. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Keith Hopwood • Born — 26 October 1946 • Birthplace — Davyhulme, Manchester, England • Occupation — * Musician • singer-songwriter • record producer • composer • businessman • Years Active — 1961–present • Instrument — * Guitar • vocals • keyboards • bass • Genre — Pop, rock • Label — RCA
Early life
Early life
Born on 26 October 1946 at Park Hospital, Davyhulme area of Trafford, he attended Urmston Grammar School.
Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits
• Illustration — Herman's Hermits in 1968 (Keith Hopwood on far left) Hopwood joined Herman's Hermits as the original rhythm guitarist in 1963. The Hermits frontman Peter Noone credits Hopwood with coming up with the idea of recording "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" as an afterthought, when Herman's Hermits were short of material for their first album.
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Photo of Herman's Hermits from a 1967 CBS television special on rock music.
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Herman's Hermits - Straight Ahead!, 1967
MGM Records · Billboard, July 1 1967
Solo releases
In 2021 he wrote his first solo album Never Too Late. Containing eleven original songs, it was released 1 February 2022 and has been followed by two more releases in the "Freedom Calls" project – Chapter I and Chapter II, with Chapter III following in 2025. In 2024, Hopwood released his memoir A Hermit's Tale. During his career he and Malcolm Rowe, composed the music for Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows, as well as the 1984-1990 tv series, and the 1989 television film A Tale of Two Toads.
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