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Biography
Bobby Allen Hodge (born c. 1944), better known as Catfish Hodge is an American blues musician.
Early life and education
Hodge was born and grew up in Detroit, Michigan, United States. His parents were from rural Kentucky and exposed him to blues, country, and gospel music.
Career
Catfish Hodge formed the Catfish Band, in which he sang and played guitar. The band performed in the 1960s Detroit Rock scene, opening up for Bob Seger, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, and played the Fillmore East. He played with the 1980s band Bluesbusters, which released two albums.
During this period he also made frequent trips to the New Orleans area. Combining the sounds from Detroit and New Orleans, Hodge put out the album Eye Witness Blues, which featured Bonnie Raitt and Dr. John.
In 1980, Hodge was signed to Adelphi Records.That year he formed a band called Chicken Legs, which toured 17 cities.
In 1983, he and his brother Dallas Hodge formed a band called the Hodge Brothers Band, and performed music from the Chicken Legs album.
In 1996, Hodge recorded a children's album, Adventures at Catfish Pond.
Discography
- 1970: Get Down
- 1970: Live Catfish
- 1971: Empathy
- 1973: Boogie Man Gonna Get Ya
- 1974: Dinosaurs and Alleycats
- 1975: Soap Opera's
- 1976: An Evening with Catfish Hodge
- 1979: Eye Witness Blues / Bout With the Blues
- 1979: Live At The Bayou
- 1981: Catfish Hodge & Chicken Legs (Freebo)
- 1981: This Time (Bluesbusters)
- 1986: Accept No Substitute (Bluesbusters)
- 1994: Catfish Blues
- 1995: Like A Big Dog Barking
- 1996: Adventures at Catfish Pond
- 1997: Bare Necessities
- 2001: Let's Eat
- 2002: Twenty Years
- 2006: Communication
- 2014: Different Strokes
Other sources
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin, Bish Bash Books, 5th Edition, 14 September 2007, ISBNÂ 978-1846098567