Dustin Reeds – Cat Fish King (Official Audio 1972) | Alternative Reality Radio

The official 2026 remaster of "Cat Fish King," the nostalgic 1972 folk-rock fable by Dustin Reeds __________ Spotify – TBC __________ About the Alterative Reality Track: Continuing the allegorical and deeply personal storytelling of his 1972 masterwork, Dustin Reeds looks to his family history on "Cat Fish King." The song is rooted in a tall tale his grandfather used to tell about hooking a massive, shimmering blue-and-gold catfish in the dead of night - a story the rest of the town dismissed as the ramblings of an old man. Shortly after his grandfather passed away, a grieving Reeds returned to the same waters and claimed to have seen the mythical fish himself, complete with his grandfather's rusted hook still caught in its jaw. Driven by raw acoustic strumming and a mournful harmonica, the track transforms a simple fishing legend into a profound meditation on grief, belief, and the lingering presence of those we've lost. It fits perfectly alongside the rural, mythic world-building established in "Mr. Moon Man" and "Lonely Tower Wizard." __________ Release Details: Original Release Date: October 12, 1972 Recorded: Early 1972 at Quadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Label: ARR Records (Archival Reissue) Format: Stereo Genre: Folk Rock / Singer-Songwriter / Roots Rock __________ Lyrics: Grandpa told me stories He was 6 feet long Shiny blue and gold Ohh the Cat Fish King Hidden deep in the water Ohh the Cat Fish King Won’t you come up and talk to meeee I used to ponder And I used to wonder If he were just too good to be Ohh the Cat Fish King Hidden deep in the water Ohh the Cat Fish King Come on, Won’t you come up and talk to meeee Looked down in the deep Saw that rusted hook Then he slipped away Ohh the Cat Fish King Hidden deep in the water Ohh the Cat Fish King Won’t you come up and talk to meeee Ohh the Cat Fish King Hidden deep in the water __________ RIYL (Recommended If You Like): Neil Young, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Cat Stevens, 1970s Folk Rock, Acoustic Troubadours, Singer-Songwriter Classics, Heart of Gold Era, Storytelling Songs __________ Credits: Performed by: Dustin Reeds Written by: Dustin Reeds © 1972 Dustin Reeds / 2026 Alternative Reality Radio