Catfish Hodge
Bobby Allen Hodge (born c. 1944), better known as Catfish Hodge was an American blues musician.[1]
Early life and education
Hodge was born and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.[2] 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.[3] The band performed in the 1960's Detroit Rock scene,[4] opening up for Bob Segar,[5] Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, and played the Fillmore East. He played with the 1970s band Bluesbusters,[6][7] which released two albums.[8]
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.[6][9]
In 1980 Hodge was signed to Adelphi Records.[10] That year he formed a band called Chicken Legs, which toured 17 cities.[11]
In 1983 he and his brother Dallas formed a band called the Hodge Brothers Band and performed music from the Chicken Legs album.[12]
In 1996 Hodge recorded a children's album, Adventures at Catfish Pond.[2]
Discography
- 1970 Get Down
- 1970 Live Catfish
- 1971 Empathy
- 1973 Boogie Man Gonna Get Ya
- 1974 Dinosaurs and Alleycats[13]
- 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)[14]
- 1986 Accept No Substitute (Blues Busters)
- 1988 This Time (Blues Busters)
- 1994 Catfish Blues
- 1995 Like A Big Dog Barking
- 1996 Adventures at Catfish Pond[2]
- 1997 Bare Necessities
- 2001 Let's Eat
- 2002 Twenty Years
- 2006 Communication
- 2014 Different Strokes[15]
References
- ↑ Saxophone Journal. Dorn Publications. 2002. p. 14.
- 1 2 3 "Musician's 'Adventures' Inspired by Fatherhood". Los Angeles Times, October 10, 1996|JAMES E. FOWLER
- ↑ William York (April 1982). Who's who in rock music. Scribner. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-684-17342-9.
- ↑ Detroit Blues: Official Quarterly of the Detroit Blues Society. Detroit Blues Society. 1995. p. 24.
- ↑ Steve Miller (2013). Detroit Rock City: The Uncensored History of Rock 'n' Roll in America's Loudest City. Da Capo Press, Incorporated. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-0-306-82184-4.
- 1 2 "The Bluesbusters"'. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 July 1986). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 21–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ DB: The Sound Engineering Magazine. Sagamore Publishing Company. 1989.
- ↑ Alan Reder; John Baxter (6 October 1999). Listen to This: Leading Musicians Recommend Their Favorite Artists and Recordings. Hyperion. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7868-8260-1.
- ↑ "Rosemary Butler – The Girl Who Fell in Love with the World". Rockceller Magazine, Hollye Dexter
- ↑ High Fidelity. ABC Leisure Magazines. 1980. p. 100.
- ↑ "Catfish Hodge And Chicken Legs: Really Cooking". Washington Post, By Richard Harrington November 16, 1980
- ↑ "Dallas Hodge - Reelin’". Blues Blast Magazine, July 23, 2008.
- ↑ Billboard Recommended Articles. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 11 May 1974. pp. 78–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Top Album Picks: EPs". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (6 February 1982). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 71–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Detroit veteran mixes it up with help from Funkadelic". Record Collector Magazine, Max Bell, Issue 430.
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin.