Hugh Whitaker

Hugh Whitaker (born 18 May 1961) is an English musician and the former drummer for the British indie rock band The Housemartins.

He replaced original drummer Chris Lang and drummed for the band's first album, London 0 Hull 4, and its attendant single releases.

In 1993, Whitaker was sent to prison for six years for assaulting former business associate James Hewitt with an axe and setting fire to his house.

In 2012, back in Hull, and having played a range of musical styles in many bands, he joined eclectic rock outfit Pocketful O'Nowt.

[2] In 2013, he guested on drums on Barnsley comedy band The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Tarnlife single, and worked with them again in 2014 on Jump Ararnd and Place of Spades.