Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) he left the company. In 2017, Howard made a cameo return to the world of advertising in an advert for Hotels.com. Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) Howard Brown (born c. 1966) is a former customer services representative and sales ambassador for HBOS plc, which owned both Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank (previously the Halifax Building Society) in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his appearances in Halifax/HBOS television advertisements, often singing and dancing. He was born in Sheldon, Birmingham, and is of Barbadian descent. Brown became the star of the HBOS Marketing Campaign in 2000, which resulted in
Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts is the debut studio album by English punk rock band the Adverts. It was released on 17 February 1978 by record label Bright. "Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The album title was coined by Jane Suck. The album was preceded by the single "No Time to Be 21", which reached No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart. "Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts" reached No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart. In its retrospective review, AllMusic called