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Catfish (Bob Dylan song)

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"Catfish"
Song

Catfish is a song written Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy. It was originally recorded for Dylan's 1976 album Desire, but was not released until 1991 on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991. "Catfish" was a tribute to future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Hunter (better known as Catfish Hunter).[1]

Joe Cocker covered the song and included it on his 1976 album Stingray and Kinky Friedman released a live version on his Lasso from El Paso album. Albert Castiglia covered the song on his These Are the Days (2008) album.[2]

References

  1. ^ Coffey, Michael (2004). 27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games. New York: Atria Books. pp. 118–138. ISBN 0-7434-4606-2.
  2. ^ "Albert Castiglia | Biography & History". AllMusic. 1969-08-12. Retrieved 2016-01-10.