The Coward Brothers - The Coward Brothers [Vinyl]140g black vinyl 12", 2 LP, gatefold The exact relationship between Henry (T Bone Burnett) and Howard Coward (Elvis Costello) remains ambiguous. They often referred to themselves as One and a Half Brothers, which might hint at their height difference or imply they were not actually siblings but were involved in an elaborate ruse. Their musical partnership, known as The Coward Brothers, was initiated by Smiley Doc Snipson, who discovered Henry Coward