Rolling Stones Woz Here
By Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (20538)
London, England
March 23, 2017 2:20pm CST
In February of 1963, The Rolling Stones burst onto the scene. Well, actually it was the summer of '62 they made their club debut, but that following winter with Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman joining the group they appeared again at Richmond's Crawdaddy Club.
Another well, actually! This later gig was thinly attended, but they were noticed and in only a few weeks The Rolling Stones were the resident band and from there the Hall of Fame was waiting.
The Crawdaddy Club was in a shed like structure in the back of The Station Hotel, taken over from a defunct Jazz Club. The Station Hotel is gone, having become first a pub and now a restaurant. The Crawdaddy has moved to the Richmond Athletic Club.
There used to be a plaque on the front of the building giving the history of the Crawdaddy and a certain musical group, but that has disappeared.
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I remember their first appearances, this means I AM OLD!
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
23 Mar 17
Wonder where the plaque went?
Thats an interesting bit of history Ron.
Yes, everyone has to start somewhere.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
23 Mar 17
@Ronrybs Most likely yes, it would be of high value I suppose.
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@Ronrybs (20538)
• London, England
24 Mar 17
@TiarasOceanView Another deranged fan runins it for everyone!
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@Ronrybs (20538)
• London, England
23 Mar 17
@TiarasOceanView I didn't think about it at the time, but @JohnRoberts was thinking it may have been stolen and it wouldn't surprise me to find that it is a good guess
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@Tampa_girl7 (52428)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I love a lot of their music. My stepfather - in - law played bass guitar with them and told me that Mick Jagger was a fine young man
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Mar 17
I wonder if the plague was stolen. The Stones' beginnings are not as designated as the Beatles in Liverpool.
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Mar 17
@Ronrybs There is a street in Melbourne named after AC/DC and there's a problem with the street signs being stolen.
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@Ronrybs (20538)
• London, England
24 Mar 17
@JohnRoberts Typical fans! I wonder if the street was connected, beyond being named, in any way to the group? Those are the connetions I like to find
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@RasmaSandra (85057)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 May 21
Very interesting I had heard of some groups playing at The Crawdaddy but did not know the history,
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Mar 17
I wonder if the plaque was stolen. Such history.
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