The band was originally formed in 2000 as Ted Crook and the Blues Highway by some of Wales leading bluesmen, coming from bands like the highly successful Blues Bunch, Crooked Line, and Pat Grover’s Blue Zeros. They gigged extensively across the country playing a mixture of Chicago and West Coast blues supporting bands like Eugene Hideaway Bridges and Big Joe Turner’s Memphis Blues Caravan along the way. They ended 2000 by being voted Best Local Band by South Wales’ Blues Dragon blues club. They gigged regularly for the next two years supporting the likes of Todd Sharpville and Otis Grand and also appearing at the 2003 Castlebar Blues Festival, this time playing more of the West Coast and Swing style blues that their audiences enjoyed. Due to work and family commitments, the band took a break in 2006 but started playing again in 2007 under their original name, Ted Crook and the Blues Highway featuring a load of new songs and a new Bass player.