Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) sing in that particular advert as it was performed by Matt Thornfield and Brown only appeared in cartoon form. In 2004, the Bank Of Scotland dropped Brown from their versions of the adverts, as the style of the adverts was not well received by its customers. In 2005, he released a cover of the Barry White song "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" as a charity single. It peaked at number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. From April 2008, Brown no longer starred in the Halifax adverts, instead taking a role in its public relations department. In 2011,
Howard Brown Health Center in great breakthroughs in AIDS treatment and prevention. Besides research, the agency continued to serve the community by helping to set up the city's first AIDS hotline in 1985, and organizing medical and psychosocial services to the affected members of the community. In 1991, the Howard Brown Health Center was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. It was recognized as "the Midwest's leading provider of support services to and for people living with AIDS and HIV disease, and an internationally recognized center for hepatitis and AIDS/HIV research." In 1997, Howard Brown Health's new facility on Sheridan