Crawdaddy Blues Band
Welcome to Crawdaddy Blues Band's Website!
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 ...
Latest News ... 2026 back on track .......
John Writes on 11th November 2026 Update .... All our breaks for health and family reasons now over and now Crawdaddy Blues Band have returned to complete our gigs for the rest of 2026 and have already got bookings lined up for 2027.
Thanks to those who came to the band's visit to Hounslow Sports and Social Club and our first ever gig at the Nags Head in Sunningdale, two great venues and a nice mix of venue regulars and Crawdaddy friends at both.
Next up on Friday 20th November we are hoping for a good turnout for our return to The Barley Mow in Shepperton, a visit tinged with sadness after the passing of their legendary guv'nor John Keary, but grateful for all he did for live music and pleased his successors are continuing the good work. Also happy to announce we have several gigs booked there for 2027. However it will be our last visit to the Mow this year so please come and bring your friends!
Just a reminder for our friends that The Crawdaddy Club Christmas Party is now confirmed on 18th December for the same Chiswick venue as last year, and we also return to Walton Comrades Club by popular request for another New Years Eve Party this year.
We currently have no more vacant dates in 2026 but if you really would like to book us in 2027 message John at johnhabes@hotmail.com ...... and we will try to squeeze in more if we can space them out. We can also recommend several other excellent bands of friends of ours that we can contact for you . Thank you, and keep supporting live music in West London, Surrey and Middlesex !
Gig List 2026
Royal British Legion, Isleworth
Saturdays 24th January, 30th May, 28th November
Hounslow Sports and Social Club,
24th October
The George Inn, Walton-On -Thames
Friday 20th March
The Nag's Head, Sunningdale
Saturday 7th November
The Barley Mow, Shepperton,
Saturday 26th September, Friday 20th November
The Crawdaddy Club Richmond
Friday 18th December, Crawdaddy Club Christmas Party
at The Pavilion, "School Kitchen", Latymer Sports Ground by Polytechnic Stadium, Hartington Road in Chiswick.
The Walton Comrades Club
Thursday 31st December / Friday 1st January ... see in 2027 with the Comrades .... New Year's Eve Party
In Pictures: Crawdaddy Blues Band's journey through 60 years of the West London Music Scene
