Catfish Hodge - Like A Big Dog Barkin'

Album: Like A Big Dog Barkin'
Size: 97,8 MB
Time: 42:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues/Roots
Art: Front, sleeve, tray, cd

1. We Need Each Other (2:58)
2. Blues Got The World (3:36)
3. Ah Babe (4:50)
4. Chicken In The Kitchen (4:45)
5. Roll Um Easy (4:10)
6. Dead Presidents (3:07)
7. Cut Me Loose (4:47)
8. Messin' With The Juice (3:05)
9. Stinkin' Thinking (4:54)
10. Like A Big Dog Barkin' (6:04)

Born and raised in Detroit, and as a teen frequently snuck into Motown Records' Hitsville studio to catch sessions featuring the Four Tops, the Supremes and others. At the end of the 1960s he formed the band Catfish, debuting in 1970 with Get Down; after issuing Live Catfish a year later, Hodge mounted a solo career with 1973's Boogie Man I Gonna Get Ya, relocating to Washington D.C. and becoming a regular opening act for artists including Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat.

After a series of solo LPs including 1974's Dinosaurs and Alleycats, 1975's Sop Operas and 1979's Eyewitness Blues, he toured with the Chicken Legs Band during the early 1980s, relocating to California in 1982 and later forming the Bluesbusters with onetime Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere. After a long absence from the studio, Hodge returned to action in 1994 with Catfish Blues; Like a Big Dog Barkin' followed a year later, and in 1996 he resurfaced with Adventures at Catfish Pond. /Biography by Jason Ankeny, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Catfish Hodge - Catfish Blues

Year: 1994
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:50
Size: 120,0 MB
Styles: Blues, soul, roots
Scans: Full

1. Save A Little (4:38)
2. Cool Breeze (5:19)
3. High Road (3:16)
4. Unemployed (3:22)
5. From Memphis (6:25)
6. 300 Pounds Of Joy (4:07)
7. Cakewalk (3:36)
8. Fine Line (5:24)
9. Just For Today (4:51)
10. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (6:16)
11. I Smell Chicago (4:30)

Born and raised in Detroit, and as a teen frequently snuck into Motown Records' Hitsville studio to catch sessions featuring the Four Tops, the Supremes and others. At the end of the 1960s he formed the band Catfish, debuting in 1970 with Get Down; after issuing Live Catfish a year later, Hodge mounted a solo career with 1973's Boogie Man I Gonna Get Ya, relocating to Washington D.C. and becoming a regular opening act for artists including Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat.

After a series of solo LPs including 1974's Dinosaurs and Alleycats, 1975's Soap Operas and 1979's Eyewitness Blues, he toured with the Chicken Legs Band during the early 1980s, relocating to California in 1982 and later forming the Bluesbusters with onetime Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere. After a long absence from the studio, Hodge returned to action in 1994 with Catfish Blues; Like a Big Dog Barkin' followed a year later, and in 1996 he resurfaced with Adventures at Catfish Pond. /Biography by Jason Ankeny, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Catfish Hodge Band - Eyewitness Blues (60 Minute Edition)

Size: 145,8 MB
Time: 61:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Blues Got The World (2:25)
02. Long Night (4:11)
03. Elmo's Blues (4:37)
04. Cold, Cold (5:52)
05. Louisiana Woman (3:38)
06. Bad News, Good News (4:32)
07. Every Day It Grows And Grows (3:10)
08. What The Woman Do (2:35)
09. Going Down Slow (3:38)
10. I-Re-Peat (3:20)
11. Black Cadilac (3:29)
12. Record Executive Blues (4:23)
13. To The Left (4:35)
14. So Tough (3:16)
15. Down Over The Border (3:42)
16. Can I Go Home (3:50)

A combination of their complete 1979 'Eyewitness Blues' and six cuts from the 1980 'Bout With The Blues'.

Backed by a who's who of old-guard Washington musicians, Hodge presents a sweat-inducing set of house-rockers that cover the R&B landscape, including the rollicking 'Elmo's Blues,' the jumping 'I-Re-Peat' and the Little Featish 'To the Left.' `Dave Nuttycombe for the Washington City Paper.

If you wanted to come home from work, take off your shoes and sit down in a Lazy Boy to the Eyewitness Blues - here it is. The Catfish Hodge Band has released the 60 minute edition of Eyewitness Blues, but don't sit down yet. This GENES CD compilation of two previous Adelphi Records sessions is a party CD waiting to happen. All except two cuts are originals and Catfish does write some good material. His band turns in a credible performance, but Catfish's vocals definitely lead the group. Some of the highlights include 'Cold, Cold' and 'Record Executive Blues', which features a great harp solo from James Cotton. The disc features solid guitar solos from Jimmy Thackery. ~Dean Barker

Eyewitness Blues

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