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Bobby Allen Hodge (born May 31, 1945), 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 Soap's Opera, 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.




Personal life


He was married to animator Kathleen Quaife-Hodge, and they had two sons, Curtis and Max.




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: Bout with the Blues
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




References






Other sources


Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin, Bish Bash Books, 5th Edition, September 14, 2007, ISBN 978-1846098567

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