what british singer was named after a Pub Owner?

Question

1 made music in the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and into the 21st century
2 named after a pub owner
3 several versions of the group
4 Part of the British Invasion

Answer 1

That would be Herman's Hermits featuring Peter Noone.
Born in Manchester, England, Noone was a child TV star playing Stanley Fairclough in Coronation Street. He was also featured in Knight Errant, Family Solicitor and Monro's Saki Stories. Noone was only 15 when he achieved international fame as teenage heart-throb, Herman. On stage, Noone initially used his existing stage name Peter Novak. The change to Herman came after the owner of a pub that they were rehearsing in, remarked on his resemblance to the character Sherman in Peabody's Improbable History, a supporting cartoon in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, which they misheard as Herman. The group, who by now were a popular dance hall and youth club attraction, and managed by Harvey Lisberg and Charlie Silverman, changed their name to Herman and The Hermits, and it soon became abbreviated to Herman's Hermits.