Crawdaddy            History

    History of "Crawdaddy" .     The origin of the name, the history of the song , and all about the Crawdaddy Clubs and previous "Crawdaddy" "Crawdaddies" or "Crawdad" bands.


     A short article by John Habes


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From 1920 to 2020 - the story of how Britain loved the Blues and took it back to the USA in the 1960s 
To follow soon    (I hope!) - Please watch this space

plus GIG GUIDE ... 

 Crawdaddy Blues Band ​ Gigs so far for 2024 :

 Saturday 2nd March  ........................................... Isleworth British Legion, 5, North Street, TW76BT

Saturday 30th March .............. Hounslow Sports & SocialClub, 60, Grove Road, Hounslow TW33TH

 Saturday 6th April ........................... The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton, TW170EE

 Saturday 22nd June  ............................. The Cross Lances, 236, Hanworth Road, Hounslow TW33TU

 28 June TO BE CONFIRMED ... The Waggon & Horses, 43, Simplemarsh Road, Addlestone KT 151QH

Friday 5th July ..................................... The George Inn, Bridge Street, Walton-On-Thames, KT121AH

Friday 12th July ................................. The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton TW170EE

DATE PENDING TBA ...... Phoenix Festival at Crawdaddy Club, Athletics Ground, Richmond TW92SF

Saturday 24th August ........................... The George Inn, Bridge Street, Walton-On-Thames, KT121AH 

 Friday 6th September ....................... The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton, TW170EE

​ DATE PENDING TBA ......................................... The Turk's Head, The Broadway, Laleham, Tw181SB

 Saturday 21st September ......... Hounslow Sports & Social Club, 60, Grove Road, Hounslow TW33TH

 Friday 11th October .......................... The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton, TW170EE

 Friday 25th October ..............................The Cross Lances, 236, Hanworth Road, Hounslow, TW33TU 

 Friday 29th November .......................The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton, TW170EE

Tuesday 31st December NEW YEARS EVE .Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton, TW170EE

 DATE PENDING TBA ........Crawdaddy Club, Athletics Ground, Twickenham Road Richmond TW92SF

British Blues and R and B History

Crawdaddy  BLUES BAND 


The Band

and Biographies

MORE ABOUT US....

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BAND NAME REGISTRATION...

 PLEASE NOTE: "Crawdaddy Blues Band" is our registered band name in UK and USA (Details can be  found on bandname.com and archived in the British Library and the U.S. Library of Congress). The word "Crawdaddy" itself  is a traditional US name for a Crayfish and as such is in the public domain.  It is not to be confused with any other current or former bands, venues, functions  or restaurants worldwide called "Crawdaddy", "Crawdaddies" "Crawdaddys" or "Crawdad" or other derivative of the word.                  Our name is derived from our local 60's club the original Crawdaddy in Richmond (West London) but we have no direct connection with the current club in Richmond or any of the other clubs, restaurants or bands of that name in Southend,  Tokyo, Dublin, the U.S.A. or anywhere else. We are not aware of any other band of that name still in existence that was founded before Crawdaddy Blues Band in 1984. 

Current Lineup:

Mick Gibson, Lead Guitar

Tony Hennessy, Bass, Vocals

John Habes, Vocals, Harmonica.

Cliff Shipman, with Geoff Coxon and  Chris Teager depping on drums when needed.

For those with time to kill who want to know everything (!) a full biography of the band and its members and some photos from 1965 - 2015 are here ....

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