"Catfish John" / Alison Krauss with Jerry Douglas,Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Studio recording + Live edition

[@del1rn]

I have heard many versions of this song, but this one is by far the best one I've ever heard. Alison Krauss, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jerry Douglas, Randy Scruggs (RIP,) perfect vocals with professional grade musicians!

[@stephenjohnson3279]

Beautiful! 😊

[@onlywatching6504]

Nitty Gritty, Jerry D, R Scruggs... Allison.. the world would be a cold stone without them.

[@vikingblood0408]

This is a great song and a great DVD for your listening pleasure!

[@marcoe.7858]

Beautiful woman, beautiful voice and great music! So a perfect combination.

[@ussenterprise5364]

Marco Ebeltjes Agreed!

[@torinquinton4742]

I guess it's kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good place to stream newly released series online ?

[@永井三喜]

さわやかなハーモニーがきれい、良い曲だ！

[@kitspics526]

Oh what a find...musicianship and an angel's voice.

[@bustabass9025]

He was one hellava bass player...learned a lot of killer blues riffs hangin' 'round him!

[@hermannsteffens3289]

Beautiful music and its maybe a rare view to see Alison Krauss so sweet smile ☺ omg I love the mix of this music and her voice Why can't we see her in Germany?!? 🤔

[@onlywatching6504]

Hermann Steffens : because germany is a islamic califat.

[@achimweichert1382]

@@onlywatching6504 😅😅😅

[@rogeralsop3479]

Beautiful song.

[@gregpineda8660]

Miss Alison Krauss definitely has a Blessed,amazing and incredible angelic voice and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band consisted of all---gifted,all---talented and all---" seasoned" professional session musicians!!!

[@johnfentis4749]

A big shout out to Robert Plant who helped her overcome her shyness and how to project her voice with confidence

[@stevenmassey7586]

NEW LAW : only Allison will be allowed to sing and fiddle this song 😁❤️

[@joestolzenberger1890]

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.

[@irisklug-gramer8339]

A lovely woman with a nice voice😍

[@eraumavezpiracicaba6804]

so so beautiful !

[@mr.wizard2974]

Check out the Black Family String Band also performing this song.!

[@jaysoneubanks579]

Jerry approves!

[@rogeralsop3479]

Beautiful.

[@pochitab]

Maravillosacanción ¡¡ grandes músicos!!

[@randybrown4020]

Smoky mountains memory

[@markheyen7301]

I hung around Catfish John. He was a nice enough guy.

[@mr.wizard2974]

I heard he drank whiskey!

[@gerardlacasse5718]

😊😊super

[@darrenwaldner1678]

Alison krouse is blewgrass

[@iknowbut1919]

The only thing is missing is Jerry Garcia

[@jaysoneubanks579]

Jerry would love this!

[@andyvoss5080]

Jerry brought me here 😁

[@gregpineda8660]

The gifted,famous and late Mr.Jerry Garcia belongs to his "deadheads" called the Grateful Dead!!!

[@staggerlee4979]

And Donna or the duo of Jaclyn and Gloria.

[@tommymaher6929]

Jerry Douglas will have to do

[@DionesKrolis]

good

[@imtherealone.6268]

But what was wrong with catfish John??? I'm sure he was a nice dude! I would've been his friend too. Still love the song though. Lol.

[@ArcoZakus]

Songwriters: Bob Mc Dill, Allen Reynolds

[@kaarekjohnsen]

When was this? From which programme or DVD?

[@sirfirfry6761]

Who wrote this? Who sang it first?

[@sirfirfry6761]

I'm lazy today

[@carlprince2866]

Tell me more about racist country music

[@mikevaluska7313]

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[@imtherealone.6268]

It probably was because of racism, BUT they don't exactly say the race of catfish John so we can't assume racism. If country music is racist, what makes rap or any other genre exempt? Lmao. C'mon now.

[@5tfd]

Nothing racist about this song. Maybe the cotton fields line is a bit outdated. But a beautiful song nothing less. It tells the tale of a young man who befriends a former slave who although had a tough life still lives with happiness and dignity.

[@gilbertolinger3874]

Racist Racist Racist!! My FOOT!! Why is EVERYTHING Racist now....if someone says or thinks anything........."RACIST"......."RACISM"......As long as these slurs occur......RACISM STILL EXISTS!!! This is America!! Everyone has a right to believe like they do. Before claiming "RACIST" ......."THIS PHOBIA-THAT PHOBIA"..........."GET TO THE ROOT" BEFORE MOUTHING OFF!! I TRULY believe the song was written about a WONDERFUL PERSON WITH A "WONDERFUL SOUL".......BE THAT PERSON BLACK..... RED.....WHITE.....OR "WHATEVER" COLOR!!.........A "WONDERFUL SOUL".........WHERE'S THE RACISM IN "THAT"??? (GEEZ!!)

[@gilbertolinger3874]

Am I against REAL RACISM......DEEP ROOTED RACISM?? YOU "BETTER BELIEVE I TRULY AM!!" It SHOULD NOT have EVER existed and MORE SO today. It's a Different day.....no Black/White water fountains.....no Back entrance for Black's on busses or in restaurants. They are Educated now and hold HIGH Offices (Even in Government) and High-Paying Jobs. The BIG part of America for the most part are NOT Racist. What WAS....."WAS" and is NO LONGER! What I hate MUCH MORE than DEEP ROOTED RACISM is hollering "RACISM" "RACIST" "THIS PHOBIA-THAT PHOBIA" as EASILY and NON-CHALANTLY eating a bag of Potato Chips!! No checking to see if there's a root problem that needs addressing.......JUST MOUTHING OFF......HATRED FROM LONG AGO WHICH IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT IN MOST OF AMERICA TODAY.....MODERN DAY. MY GOODNESS......CAN'T WE TRY TO HEAL THE HURTFUL PAST WOUNDS AND WORK HARD AT BUILDING AN AMERICA THAT'S RACISM-FREE? Throwing up the past RE-OPENS those WOUNDS and tearing down HISTORY don't help a thing, either. WE'RE STILL LOSING.....AND RACISM/HATRED IS "STILL" HERE!! WAKE UP!!!!!

[@billysmith3320]

Disobedience bad example to kids. Your mother told you to keep away from catfish John she must've had a good reason . I wouldn't want my young daughter hanging around some old hobo called catfish John . Children should do what they are told by their parents .

[@gilbertolinger3874]

Wow, Billy Smith.....this is JUST A SONG....LOL!! Are you being serious, or sarcastic funny? Ok....while what you're saying is true if Parents happen to be Parents with a HEART and a GOOD reason to tell their children to stay away. There have been Arrogant well-to-do/wealthy folks who want their children to pick friends of "THEIR" financially elite status, and have NO HEART for anyone who doesn't qualify to their Shallow Narcissistic Expectations. They won't honor a WEDDING if the potential Spouse is NOT to their liking. Money overriding the Heart. In those cases....I am FOR disobeying that NARCISSISTIC Parenting.....but ONLY those. If GOOD parents have GOOD reasons.....then I TOTALLY agree with you. Otherwise.....LETS LISTEN AND ENJOY THIS WELL PERFORMED SONG! I truly believe it was written from a HEART Perspective and NOT a Disobedient HEART. (MOST Country Folks have that kind of Heart.)

[@michealhand1001]

A lot of so called Respectable pillars of the Community .Are some of the most Nasty dangerous people you could meet.They hide behind the mask of respectability.

[@johnforeman634]

Haha, wow man! Ya gotta lighten up a bit. You remind me of Brian Wilson’s dad who disliked the song “Fun,Fun,Fun” because it’s about a girl disrespecting her father’s wishes. It’s almost a rite of passage for kids to begin to assume their own identity.