Paul Howard

about

1 ) Paul Howard and The Arkansas Cottonpickers, an 8-piece band with Becky Barfield girl singer, was big on the Grand Ole Opry. 2) Paul Howard has been toiling in song for more years than he cares to remember. He started out playing bass and writing songs for Dark Horse and This Happy Breed. When he was 20 he summoned up the courage to start singing. Paul started doing solo gigs as well as playing duo gigs with guitarist Jo Clack, and fronting The Tender Trap. His first ever recording, "We Will Win", was included on the compilation LP "Not Just Mandela", alongside The Neurotics, Billy Bragg and The Housemartins. This song brought about the downfall of Margaret Thatcher. He and Jo Clack won £1,000 in a local talent contest in ‘86 and spent the winnings on recording and a new guitar, which Paul plays to this day. Paul and Jo gigged extensively around this time and released "Winter's Here Again" and "The Unification EP" on Davy Lamp Records. The latter received rave reviews and went about ending Apartheid in South Africa. Around about this time Paul was regularly playing at The Mean Fiddler. One of his support acts, Tanita Tikaram, remembered Paul and invited him to tour England, Scotland and Ireland with her. The NME reviewed one of Paul's gigs at the time and proclaimed; “... if there is any justice anywhere then Paul Howard will be massive". In a way the reviewer was right... Paul and his trusty manager Kevin visited Manchester, Bristol, Cambridge, Dublin, Belfas

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albums

In The Shadow Of Christ Church

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Cradle Of Jazz Sampler (Disc 1)

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Hillibilly Boogie!

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The History Of Country & Western Music - Vol. 12

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The History of Country & Western Music Vol 13 (1947)

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The History Of Country & Western Music - Vol. 15

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The History of Country & Western Music

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Roots of Rock N' Roll Vol.3, 1947 CD1

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Roots of Rock N' Roll Vol.3, 1

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Swingbillies CD4

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Roots of Rock N' Roll Vol.4, 2

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