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 30 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: Thanks to all our friends who came to see us at the Hounslow Sports and Social club for a great night of 1960s Blues and hits . We have updated our header with some changes ..... sadly our gig at The George on May 30th is cancelled , and our July gig at The Barley Mow has moved to Saturday the 5th. 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 . Next up for Crawdaddy Blues Band is on May 9th at The Barley Mow ..... see you there!
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
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