Bob “Catfish” Hodge

Blues rocker Bob “Catfish” Hodge was created and raised in Detroit, so that as a teenager frequently snuck into Motown Information’ Hitsville studio room to catch classes featuring the 4 Tops, the Supremes as well as others. By the end from the 1960s he created the music group Catfish, debuting in 1970 with Obtain Down; after issuing Live Catfish a 12 months later on, Hodge installed a solo profession with 1973’s Boogie Guy I Gonna Obtain Ya, relocating to Washington D.C. and learning to be a regular starting act for performers including Bonnie Raitt and Small Feat. After some single LPs including 1974’s Dinosaurs and Alleycats, 1975’s Sop Operas and 1979’s Eyewitness Blues, he toured using the Poultry Legs Band through the early 1980s, relocating to California in 1982 and later on developing the Bluesbusters with onetime Small Feat guitarist Paul Barrere. After an extended absence from your studio, Hodge came back to actions in 1994 with Catfish Blues; Just like a Big Doggie Barkin’ adopted a year later on, and in 1996 he resurfaced with Activities at Catfish Fish-pond.