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 New Gig Updates .......
John Writes on 11th February 2026 :
Thanks to all our Crawdaddy friends who came to Isleworth British Legion in January and joined the regular members for a really good "Post New Years Eve Party" night of R&B and 60s hits . It was great to be back there and we are delighted to announce a further three dates at the Legion later in the year to fill our calendar very nicely. The header above has been updated and now also shows confirmation of our Crawdaddy Club Christmas Party which is again at the Chiswick venue where we played in 2025 with plenty of space for a big crowd and lots of dancing.
Just to recap, Crawdaddy Blues Band are 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 no more officially vacant dates in 2026 but if you really would like to book us message John at johnhabes@hotmail.com ..... and we will try to squeeze in a couple more if we can space them out or possiby swap if well in advance. We will also be happy to 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, 15th August, 28th November
Hounslow Sports and Social Club,
Saturdays 16th May, 24th October
The George Inn, Walton-On-Thames
Fridays 20th March, 24th July, 28th August, 5th October
The Barley Mow, Shepperton,
Fridays 17th April, 3rd July, 11th September, 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.
In Pictures: Crawdaddy Blues Band's journey through 60 years of the West London Music Scene
