Herman's Hermits Heartbeat", "Leaning on a Lamp Post", "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", "A Must to Avoid", "You Won't Be Leaving", and "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" (the last said at the time to be "the fastest-selling song in history"). Leckenby soloed on "Henry", and Hopwood played rhythm guitar on "Mrs. Brown". Despite the group's competent musicianship, some subsequent singles employed session musicians – including Big Jim Sullivan, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Vic Flick and Bobby Graham – with contributions from the band, although the role of session players on Herman's Hermits records has been exaggerated in the rock
Edward S. Herman at the Rwandan High Commission in London. In 1967, Herman was among more than 500 writers and editors who signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse to pay the 10% Vietnam War tax surcharge implemented by Congress upon the initiation of President Johnson. Herman was married to Mary Woody, who died in 2013, for 67 years. He married Christine Abbott in 2015, a long-time friend who survives him, as does his brother Harris. Their sister, Barbara Herman Becker, died earlier in 2017. Edward S. Herman Edward Samuel Herman (April 7, 1925 – November 11, 2017)