Bobby Allen Hodge (born May 31, 1945), better known as Catfish Hodge, is an American blues musician.
Early life and education Hodge was born in Kentucky and grew up in Detroit, Michigan, United States."Musician's 'Adventures' Inspired by Fatherhood". Los Angeles Times, October 10, 1996|JAMES E. FOWLER
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,"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 Bonnie Raitt and Dr. John."Rosemary Butler – The Girl Who Fell in Love with the World" . Rockceller Magazine, Hollye Dexter
In 1980, Hodge was signed to Adelphi Records. That year he formed a band called Chicken Legs, which toured 17 cities."Catfish Hodge And Chicken Legs: Really Cooking". The Washington Post, Richard Harrington November 16, 1980
In 1983, he and his brother Dallas Hodge formed a band called the Hodge Brothers Band, and performed music from the Chicken Legs album."Dallas Hodge – Reelin’". Blues Blast Magazine, July 23, 2008.
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. He now resides in Illinois with his current wife, Linda Fisher Hodge.
Discography 1970: Get Down 1970: Live Catfish 1971: Empathy 1972: 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"Detroit veteran mixes it up with help from Funkadelic". Record Collector, Max Bell, Issue 430.
References
Other sources Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin, Bish Bash Books, 5th Edition, September 14, 2007,