Date/Time
Date(s) - Monday 14 December 2026
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Duke Street Church

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The early 1960s saw music scenes emerge across the UK, many creating localised idols before they flowered into international stars. Within West London a scene evolved out of the sounds of Mississippi & Chicago Blues; clubs sprung up in leafy suburbs of Ealing, Richmond & Twickenham, inspired by the culture of cotton plantations, dust bowls and the sound of the Deep South. From clubs such as the Crawdaddy, the Eel Pie and the Ricky-Tik, a new wave of artists emerged that created a new Blues and R&B scene that became the backbone of swinging London.

This talk,by the Curator & Executive Officer of the Museum of Richmond, Gary Enstone, will explore the reasons why the Blues inspired a new generation of white suburban Brits and how they combined to create the Thames Delta scene.