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."Musician's 'Adventures' Inspired by Fatherhood"
''Los Angeles Times'', October 10, 1996, JAMES E. FOWLER 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

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, and played the

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. He played with the 1980s band Bluesbusters,"The 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

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. 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)"Top Album Picks: EPs". * 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

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Encyclopedia of Popular Music ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the ''Grove Dictionary of Music'', which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.''The Times'', ''The Know ...

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, Bish Bash Books, 5th Edition, September 14, 2007, {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodge, Catfish 1945 births Living people American blues guitarists Guitarists from Detroit American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians