THE DEPUTIES are back at The CRAWDADDY CLUB RICHMOND Friday 14th June 7.30

Crawdaddy Team love to welcome back these powerful regulars

Presented by: Crawdaddy Club - Richmond

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0	RICHMOND: Crawdaddy Club
P	Friday 14th June, 2024
N	7:30pm

Event information

THE DEPUTIES are making a return to CRAWDADDY CLUB RICHMOND on Friday 14th JUNE.

Originally formed as the backing group for Teddington lock keeper Dudley Tyrell to support his album ‘Ferry Road’ in 2005. Dudley was a total Bob Dylan fan and when searching for a name for his group mentioned that Dylan always called his rough and ready touring bands his “deputies” hence the name stuck a chord.

Belinda Campbell - vocals
Rick Cassman - vocals/guitars
Dave Dix - harp/vocals
Richard Lightman - Guitar
Andrew Heart - Bass
Major Baldini – Drums

Friday 14th June – Doors open from 7.30. Music till 10.30. £10 tickets in advance and £15 cash only on the door. Please note that the bar is Contactless only. Cash for merchandise.
Ample parking and 65 bus from Ealing and also alight by train at Richmond Station and walk towards the roundabout and look for the signs to Richmond Athletic Ground.
CRAWDADDY CLUB, RICHMOND ATHLETIC GROUND, TWICKENHAM RD TW9 2SF

Original members Rick Cassman and Richard Lightman were the key personal. Both were professional musicians of long standing. Rick having performed and recorded with his band Straight 8 in the late 70’s and early 80’s (signed to Pete Townshend of The Who and toured with Queen) and Richard worked as a top session musician and producer.
After a couple of years Dudley decided to pursue a solo career, but Rick and Richard decided to carry on gigging and working the band as they so enjoyed playing ‘live’ again after so many years in the studio!

The band attracted some great players over the following years, including ex Grapefruit (Apple Records) drummer Geoff Swettenham, vocalist Brendan Read - Jones, ex Gong bass player Mike Howlett, session guitarist Alan Darby (Lulu, and Cockney Rebel). In 2013 the recorded an album of their most popular stage songs ‘Difficult To Dust’ which is available from iTunes and all digital formats.

In 2018 Rick began working with an old friend vocalist Belinda Campbell who had had success in the tv show Stars In Your Eyes. She officially joined the band later that year.