Billy Howard

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Billy Howard
Born1942 (age 82–83)
Edgware, London, England
Occupation(s)Comedian, impersonator
Instrument(s)Vocals, trumpet, guitar

Billy Howard (born 1942) is an English comedian and impressionist, [1] who appeared on the ITV series Who Do You Do? in the early 1970s, alongside other impressionists such as Faith Brown. [2]

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Career

In 1976, his single "King of the Cops", a comic version of the hit "King of the Road", reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart; [3] [4] it featured his impressions of TV cops including Kojak , Columbo , Steve McGarrett in Hawaii Five-O , McCloud , Ironside and Cannon . Several months later, a follow-up, "The Disco Cops", was also released, but did not chart. Another comic record by Howard, "Frantic Frog (Parts 1 and 2)", was released in 1977 and also failed to chart. In 1979, he started doing voice over work for television and radio commercials. [1]

Personal life

Howard was born in Edgware, London, England. [5] He commenced his musical career as a jazz trumpeter and guitarist, playing in jazz combos in the early 1960s. [5] He played in many jazz bands in the early 1960s such as Gerry Brown's Jazzmen, Alvin Roy Band. [6]

In 1971 he met Scottish singer Eileen Cameron. [1] They worked with each other and sang together in clubs, eventually getting married in 1975 and welcoming a daughter in 1980. [1]

Discography

Singles

King of the Cops chart performance

Chart (1976)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [8] No. 6
Australian (Kent Music Report)No. 24 [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bio". Billyhoward.tv. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Billyhoward.tv/images". Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "🎶 Billy Howard top songs / chart singles discography – Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "BILLY HOWARD". Official Charts. 13 December 1975. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Bio". Billyhoward.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Musical Years". www.billyhoward.tv. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Billy Howard". 45cat. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 143. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.


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