Billy Howard Explained

Billy Howard 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]

Howard was born in Edgware, London, England.[3] He commenced his musical career as a jazz trumpeter and guitarist, playing in jazz combos in the early 1960s.[3] 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; 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio. https://web.archive.org/web/20110910151104/http://www.billyhoward.tv/bio.html. dead. 10 September 2011. Billyhoward.tv. 1 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Billyhoward.tv/images. https://web.archive.org/web/20110910152024/http://www.billyhoward.tv/images/4large/IMP12.%20IMP11.%20MORE%20WORDS.gif. dead. 10 September 2011. 1 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Bio. Billyhoward.tv. 1 February 2021.
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 143.