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"Catfish" is a song written by 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 Catfish Hunter.

Cover versions

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.

References

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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