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The Cat and the Fiddle (album)

album by Papa John Creach

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ7721671 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Cat and the Fiddle is an album by the American musician Papa John Creach, his first with DJM Records. Bryan Tilford and Mark Leon who performed in the band Midnight Sun on Rock Father return for this album, but Kevin Moore otherwise known as Keb' Mo' moved on and was replaced on this album with Joey Brasler. It was produced primarily by Jack Richardson.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “The Cat and the Fiddle (album)” as album by Papa John Creach. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Fiddle, album and Papa.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current 65-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1977-08-15. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Fiddle, album and Papa providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “The Cat and the Fiddle (album)”, the useful work is to connect “album by Papa John Creach” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7721671. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

Critical limits

Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “The Cat and the Fiddle (album)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.