The Housemartins

English alternative rock group from Hull, active from 1983 to 1988.

The original line up of the group had [a=Paul Heaton], [a=Stan Cullimore], [a=Ted Key] & [a=Hugh Whitaker]. [a=Ted Key] was replaced by [a=Norman Cook] after the band's first single. [a=Hugh Whitaker] was replaced by the ex-Velvetones drummer [a=David Hemingway] in 1987.

[a=Norman Cook] and [a=Paul Heaton] went on to form [a=Beats International] and [a=The Beautiful South] respectively, after the demise of the group.