Richmond upon Thames

Richmond is a suburb in southwest London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

The Rolling Stones

Opposite the Railway Station is a pub. In 1963 it was a rock venue called the Crawdaddy Club. On April 18 the Rolling Stones performed one of many gigs here. Paul Lukas, a bass player with the Tridents (including Jeff Beck) made a tape recording of it. Decades later, the same tape was auctioned at Christie's for hundreds of pounds. On one occasion the Beatles visited the Crawdaddy Club in order to hear the Stones. In the 1960s and early 1970s Eel Pie Island in Twickenham was another rock venue. The Stones, Traffic and other bands played here. In the 1990s Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall bought a house on Richmond Hill. Ron Wood once owned the same house on the Hill that actor John Mills previously lived in. Pete Townshend of The Who lives at the top of the hill - like the Jaggers he can occasionally be seen in The Roebuck pub close to his home.

Related Topics:
1963 - April 18 - The Rolling Stones - 1960s - 1970s - Eel Pie Island - Twickenham - 1990s - Mick Jagger

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