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 ...
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.
British Blues and R and B History
Crawdaddy Blues Band Gigs so far confirmed for 2022 :
Saturday 5th February ....................................... Isleworth British Legion, 5, North Street, TW76BT
Friday 25th February.. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID ............ The Barley Mow,Shepperton TW170EE
Saturday 26th March .......... Hounslow Sports and Social Club, 60, Grove Road, Hounslow TW33TH
Saturday 9th April ................................ TheTurk's Head, The Broadway, Laleham Village, TW181SB
Friday 22nd April ..............................The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton TW170EE
Saturday 28th May ............................ The Magpie and Crown, 128, High Street, Brentford TW88EW
Friday 3rd June ............................................... Addlestone Street Party for the Queen's 70th Jubilee
Friday 24th June ...............................The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton TW170EE
Sunday 10th July .............. Phoenix Festival Ukraine benefit at Crawdaddy Club ...........CANCELLED
Saturday 16th July ...............Hounslow Sports and Social Club, 60, Grove Road, Hounslow TW33TH
August Richmond Riverside Festival by the Bridge ......................................... Dates to be confirmed
Friday 19th August ............................The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton TW170EE
Friday 21st October ...........................The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton TW170EE Fri Dec 9th .. Crawdaddy Club Xmas Party, Athletics Ground, Twickenham Road Richmond TW92SF
Friday 24th December ....................... The Barley Mow, 67, Watersplash Road, Shepperton TW170EE
The Band
and Biographies
MORE ABOUT US....
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Crawdaddy BLUES BAND
Paul Stokes, Drums, Vocals
Mick Gibson, Lead Guitar
Tony Hennessy, Bass, Vocals
John Habes, Vocals, Harmonica.
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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