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 ... Saturday 24th January new gig announced and 2026 updates .......
- John Writes on 20th January 2026 :
Our old friends at Isleworth British Legion have called and need a band on Saturday so let's get some good rockin' done and rev up our 1960s time machine! Come on down , all Crawdaddy friends welcome as guests and great club bar prices , see you there . We missed them in 2025 but it's great to be back at the Legion again in 2026!
Crawdaddy Blues Band are then reducing and spreading out our schedule in 2026 due to our advanced age (!!!) and family and other commitments, Our first booked gig after January is in March. We currently have two vacant dates in February and June, if you would like to book us message John at johnhabes@hotmail.com ..... We have also just confirmed we will be doing the Crawdaddy Club Christmas Party gig on 18th November, again at the School Kitchen in Chiswick.
THE 2026 BOOKINGS ARE NOW ON OUR HEADER , FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON LEMONROCK
HAPPY NEW YEAR!¬
Gig List 2026
Royal British Legion, Isleworth
Saturday 24th January
Hounslow Sports and Social Club,
Saturdays 16th May, 24th October
The George Inn, Walton-On-Thames
Fridays 20th March, 1st May, 24th July, 28th August, 5th October
The Barley Mow, Shepperton,
Fridays 17th April, 3rd July, 11th September, 20th November
Walton Comrades Club, Walton-On-Thames
Dates to be announced
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.
In Pictures: Crawdaddy Blues Band's journey through 60 years of the West London Music Scene
