Billy Howard

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]

For the gridiron football player, see Billy Howard (gridiron football).

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.

Discography
Chart (1976) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] No. 6
Australian (Kent Music Report)No. 24[5]

References
  1. "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. "Bio". Billyhoward.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. 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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