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Photo by Dave ArcariBlues singer, songwriter and bottleneck slide guitarist Catfish Keith has established himself as one of the most exciting country blues performers of our time. Catfish's innovative style of foot-stomping, deep delta blues and American roots music has spellbound audiences the world over.

A two-time W. C. Handy Award nominee for BEST ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM, Catfish  has eight NUMBER ONE independent radio chart-topping albums to his credit, and packs houses from coast-to-coast with his dynamic stage show.  The twenty-year veteran has toured the U.K. and Europe dozens of times to wide acclaim, headlining major music festivals, and appearing with legends John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Koko Taylor, Taj Mahal, Leo Kottke,  Jessie Mae Hemphill, Johnny Shines and many, many others.

"Known to work his audiences to the bone, Catfish Keith is the real acoustic blues king."
                                                                  -Rock 'n' Reel
"Pulling Blues Out of The Sky, Catfish lays down a foot-stomping groove.
One of the most exciting guitarists of any genre." -Acoustic Guitar

"One of the finest acoustic bluesmen in America.  Every fan of acoustic blues should have
all of his discs in their collection.  Every record label in America should be engaged
in a bidding war.  This man is flat-out spectacular!"   -Big City Blues

Now Available Here!"A Fist Full of Riffs" CD is an all-instrumental, new solo collection of Catfish's expressive acoustic fingerstyle guitar playing, as well as deep bottleneck slide pieces on his National steel-bodied guitar. His 8th album features several originals with influences from legends such as Lonnie Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Fats Waller, Joseph Spence and Blind Willie Johnson (Solid Air Records). Secure Online Ordering of all Catfish's CDs, Videos and More

"Catfish bends entire chords as well as the neck and body of his guitar to wrench emotion from his songs. Knock yourself out!"    Guitar Player

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