Crawdaddy Blues Band try to recapture the sounds and atmosphere of the Briitish Blues and R and B clubs of the 1960's. They were formed in 1984 as a reunion of four Chiswick friends who first met in the 1960s, and witnessed those early gigs at R&B clubs like the Crawdaddy in Richmond, Jazz and Blues at Eel Pie Island in Twickenham and all around the West London scene. They also played themselves in covers bands in West London's clubs and pubs right through the 1960's and 1970's,
A couple of personnel changes and more than 40 years on they are still true to the old British R and B sound, either as a straight Blues band or with their "party set " which mixes blues and R and B standards with pop covers of the bands that all started in the clubs. Bands like the early Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Kinks, Animals, Them, Spencer Davis, mid 60's Blues Boom sounds like Fleetwood Mac, Jon Mayall and Eric Clapton, and also just a taste of the late 60's Blues Rock of Cream, Free and Led Zeppelin ...
John Writes on 20th June : A new gig extra to our 2025 schedule, a new venue too, the famous London Stone in Staines have offered us a date and we are really looking forward to it. Crawdaddy members have played there before with other bands going right back to the pubs previous incarnations in the 1980s but never as Crawdaddy so please do join is for a great night of Blues, R&B and 60's classic pop and rock.
A reminder about the next gig after the London Stone that
our July gig at The Barley Mow has moved to Saturday the 5th.
Also, we have now confirmed that the Christmas Party at The Crawdaddy Club is at a new venue this year at the "School Kitchen" Pavilion at Latymer Sports Ground Chiswick .
Hounslow Sports and Social Club,
Saturdays 29th March, 29th November
The George Inn, Walton-On-Thames
Fridays 21st Feb, 18th July, 5th September, 24th October
The Barley Mow, Shepperton,
Fridays 9th May, 19th September,
14th November
Saturdays 22nd March, 5th July
The Pelican, Addlestone
Saturday 8th March
The London Stone, Staines Upon Thames
Friday 27th June
Walton Comrades Club, Walton-On-Thames
Wednesday 31st December NEW YEARS EVE PARTY.
(Ticket Only , details to follow)
The Crawdaddy Club Richmond
Friday 5th December, Crawdaddy Club Christmas Party
The Pavilion, "School Kitchen" in Chiswick
All Or Nothing, some Small Faces 60's sounds at Hounslow Sports And Social Club, 2024
Sonny Boy Williamson's Pontiac Blues played by Crawdaddy Blues Band in 2018, at the same Crawdaddy Club where Sonny Boy played it with the Yardbirds in 1964
Crawdaddy Blues Band is (and always has been) a hobby rather than a job and all its members have or had day jobs before retiring. We rely on recommendation and word of mouth and do not use agencies or management and welcome your enquiries direct by phone or email. We are available for a strictly limited number of gigs each year, Parties, Private functions and just a few pubs and clubs. If you have seen us and would like to book us, do get in touch
31 Poplar Road, Ashford, TW15 1EF, United Kingdom
Tel Overseas: +44 7833302393 Tel UK: 07833302393 email: (band) crawblues@yahoo.com email: (John Habes) johnhabes@hotmail.com