But the autistic eight-year-old, who writes and plays his own tracks, could soon be playing in a car park near you.

His dad Tony is desperately trying to find a home for the gifted youngster and his brothers George, 13 and Harry, 11, after they were evicted from their house in Crofton, Wakefield, when their landlord went bankrupt in the credit crunch.

Phillip's own drumming solo, Do Your Fing, is featured on his MySpace page – and his performance has attracted a number of famous admirers, including George Benson, soul singers Earth, Wind and Fire and funk band The Commodores.

Tony said: "Where speech and learning is a major difficulty for Phillip, rhythm is the one language he can understand.

"I gave him his first drum kit for Christmas when he was five years old, because I discovered he had a talent for it when he was playing on a biscuit tin.

"He memorised Gustav Holst's Planets in a few minutes. But he really came to the forefront when we introduced him to the recording studio. He was excellent, it was like bees to honey. He was working with professional musicians and he was talking the same language."

Tony, 61, is now promising free entertainment to raise awareness of the family's plight, which could leave the talented drummer – already a student at Wakefield College of Music – without a roof over his head.

They were evicted from their home two months ago and are currently in temporary accommodation – but because Tony receives benefits for Phillip and his brother George, who are both autistic, most rental agencies will not take on the family as tenants.

He said: "I'm retired and I'm on a good pension. We just want to find a landlord who is happy to take us and we're prepared to sing for our supper.

"It's not X Factor but Phillip will happily take his drum kit into car parks and perform to raise awareness of our situation."

To help the family or find out more about Phillip, call Tony on 07826 083517.