Catfish (Bob Dylan song)

1991 song by Bob Dylan

"Catfish"

Song by Bob Dylan
from the album  The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991
Released| 1991
Recorded| July 29, 1975
Genre| Rock
Length| 2:48
Songwriter(s)|

* Bob Dylan
* Jacques Levy

"Catfish" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy.[1][2] 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.[3] "Catfish" was a tribute to future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Catfish Hunter.[4][5][6]

## Cover versions

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Joe Cocker covered the song and included it on his 1976 album Stingray. 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.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Bob Dylan and "Catfish" | Banking on Baseball | The Promise of Baseball | Explore | Baseball Americana | Exhibitions at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
2. ^ Kaneko, Gemma (24 May 2016). "Here's your reminder that Bob Dylan once wrote a song about Catfish Hunter". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
3. ^ "Catfish | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
4. ^ Coffey, Michael (2004). 27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games. New York: Atria Books. pp. 118–138. ISBN 0-7434-4606-2.
5. ^ Grathof, Pete (October 13, 2016). "This is the song Bob Dylan wrote about former Kansas City A's pitcher Catfish Hunter". Kansas City Star.
6. ^ "Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Baseball". The Village Voice. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
7. ^ "Albert Castiglia | Biography & History". AllMusic. 1969-08-12. Retrieved 2016-01-10.

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