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Mar 20, 2011 · From YouTube, here are four videos chronicling the progression of Catfish Blues, from Petway’s original to Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule’s recent hard rock cover.

Catfish Bluesmay refer to: "Catfish Blues" (song), a blues song first recorded by American musician Robert Petway Catfish Blues(film), a 2016 American film

Track four on Jimi Hendrix: Blues, recorded 1966-70, and released in 1994, “Catfish Blues” is believed have been written originally by Delta Blues musician Robert Petway (C. 1941).

Whatever it’s starting point, “Catfish Blues”/ “Rollin’ Stone” has proved one of the most durable blues “standards”. It has even been recorded by Texas post­war blues bard, Lightning Hopkins.

Songfacts®: "Catfish Blues" is difficult to follow. It starts with Petway wishing he were a catfish because then he'd have "all you pretty women" fishing for him. Catfish are never mentioned …

Delta blues guitarist Robert Petway helped establish an enduring downhome blues theme with his March 28, 1941, recording of ‘Catfish Blues’ in Chicago (Bluebird B8838).