Keith Richards Plays Small Gig in Conn.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Blues fans at a small Connecticut club were treated to a surprise performance by Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards.

The guitarist jumped on stage at The BoxCar on Friday night for some off-the-cuff music with 89-year-old David Honeyboy Edwards and Rocky Lawrence.

“That’s right, this is my neighborhood, too. At least part of the time,” Richards, who owns a home in nearby Weston, told the crowd.

Lawrence, of West Haven, was ecstatic.

“When the three of us were up there, I was having so much fun I forgot there was even an audience there,” he said.

Richards signed a Telecaster guitar for the bar’s owner, Kevin Kiekel. It is displayed in a case behind the bar.

“Half of my dream has been fulfilled already,” Kiekel said. “Now I want to get Eric (Clapton) in here.”