Peter Noone has been into something good since he was 15 in 1963, when he became the face and voice of the British Invasion band Herman’s Hermits. For Carl Giammarese, the same thing happened in 1965, when he joined the pop group The Buckinghams at age 18.

A lot has changed in the ensuing years, but one thing remains the same. The music they made is still popular, and not just with their original fans but also with younger generations.

Both groups rocketed to the top of the charts before AM radio gave way to FM, and upbeat pop songs gave way to a harder rock sound.

These days, reinvented versions of both bands are going strong — and they’ll be on stage at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg at 3 p.m. March 27.

Now touring as Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone, the band burst on the mid-’60s music scene with hits like “I’m Into Something Good,” “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” and “I’m Henry VIII, I Am.”

Hailing from Chicago, The Buckinghams hit it big in 1966 with “Kind of a Drag,” followed the next year with “Don’t You Care” and “Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song).”

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“I’ve known (The Buckinghams) since 1965, when we did a date together in Chicago. I still remember the name of the promoter,” Noone said.

These days, two groups often team up for shows.

“We’ve become great friends, and we have the same agent for booking shows,” said Carl Giammarese, a current and original member of The Buckinghams, who also has side music projects. “It’s a good combination that works really well for audiences.”

The no-frills nature of the groups’ songs, along with lyrics that mean something, give them staying power, Noone said.

“My songs still mean something to the audience,” he said.

“Once upon a time, entertainment was all about feeling better,” he added. “Most people want to leave a music concert whistling one of the songs, and that’s what I think I’ve captured.”

Audience crossover makes pairing the groups a good fit, Giammarese said.

“The fan base is very familiar with both groups. We’re from the same era, even if the music is different,” Giammarese said. “The Buckinghams have more of a horn sound than Herman’s Hermits.

“Peter presents a great show,” he added. “He’s quite the entertainer and he sounds as good as he always has. He has that ‘it’ factor to really be able to connect with the audience, and I think we do too.”

Luckily, he said, contemporary audiences tend to stay in their seats and listen to the songs. That didn’t always happen in The Buckingham’s heyday.

“There was that period when the girls were screaming so loud, you could hardly hear the songs you were playing,” Giammarese said. “I remember looking over at Nick Fortuna, also an original Buckingham, and seeing him being dragged off the stage by three girls. I think they actually tore the sleeve right off his coat.

“It was a crazy time.”

The less frenzied atmosphere of current shows gives the group an opportunity to bond with the audience.

“We’re not just getting up and singing the songs. Now there’s story-telling, things you reminisce about, and joking with the audience,” Giammarese said. “When you’ve been around for over 50 years, there certainly are a lot of stories you can touch on. People like that and it’s fun for us.”

The original Buckinghams split in 1970. They reformed in 1980, playing since then with various lineups.

Noone left the original Herman’s Hermits in 1971 to pursue a solo career in both music and acting. He rejoined the group for a mid-1970s tour of British Invasion acts. The current Hermits act has been around since the 1980s.

Noone keeps things fresh by going onstage without a setlist.

“It makes the show alive,” he said. “You won’t know where they’ll be in the show, but all the songs you expect us to play, we’ll play.

“I think the idea of an oldies-but-goodies act is to give the people a fresh look at what it was originally,” he added. “Sometimes I’m singing ‘There’s Kind of a Hush,’ and I’ll see a couple holding hands and singing the lines to each other. That means I hit a home run.”

Noone said the Hermits are still playing about 100 shows a year, while Giammarese said The Buckinghams will do about half that number.

“The shows are still exciting and fun for us, and it’s still a thrill when I hear our songs on the radio,” said Giammarese, 74. “The travel is what beats you up; that’s probably the main thing that would stop me from playing.”

For Noone, also 74, retirement is something for the distant future.

“My agent just booked a date for August 2025, or something like that, and I said that’s good — 10 more years,” he said. “Every time he books a date, I say I’ll go 10 more years from that date. So it looks like I’m getting my retirement in 2035 now.

“And I think I can do it, you know. There’s still a long way to go.”

Tickets for the show at The Palace are $48-$88. For information and reservations, call 724-836-8000 or visit thepalacetheatre.org.