2 Bugs and a Roach

2 Bugs and a Roach
2 Bugs and a Roach
Studio album by Earl Hooker
Released	1969
Recorded	November 12, 14 & 15, 1968
Studio	Sound Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre	Blues
Label	Arhoolie; F/ST 1044
Producer	Chris Strachwitz
Earl Hooker chronology

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2 Bugs and a Roach is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released by the Arhoolie label in 1969.^[1]^[2] Jimmy Page wanted a Gibson EDS-1275 guitar, after seeing the sleeve.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[4]

The AllMusic review stated: "Earl Hooker's Two Bugs and a Roach is a varied lot, with vocals from Hooker, Andrew Odom, and Carey Bell in between the instrumentals, all cut in 1968. All in all, it's one of the must-haves in this artist's very small discography -- a nice representative sample from Chicago's unsung master of the electric guitar".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions credited to Earl Hooker except where noted

"Anna Lee" (McCoy, Hooker) – 6:30
"Off the Hook" – 3:54
"Love Ain't a Plaything" (Carey Bell) – 4:58
"You Don't Want Me" – 5:16
"Two Bugs and a Roach" – 4:19
"Wah Wah Blues" – 4:36
"You Don't Love Me" (Andrew Odom) – 5:37
"Earl Hooker Blues" – 5:14

Personnel

Earl Hooker – guitar, vocals
Joe Willie Perkins – piano, organ
Fred Roulette – steel guitar
Geno Skaggs – bass guitar
Levi Warren (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 8), Fred Williams (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6) – drums
Louis Myers – harmonica (track 1)
Carey Bell – lead vocals, harmonica (track 3)
Andrew "B.B. Jr." Odom – lead vocals (track 7), backing vocals (track 5)

References

^ Wirz' American Music: Arhoolie Records discography accessed August 30, 2019
^ American Music: Earl Hooker discography accessed August 30, 2019
^ ^a ^b Koda, Cub. Earl Hooker: Two Bugs and a Roach – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[1] Wirz' American Music: Arhoolie Records discography accessed August 30, 2019

[2] American Music: Earl Hooker discography accessed August 30, 2019

[AllMusic-3] Koda, Cub. Earl Hooker: Two Bugs and a Roach – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[Penguin-4] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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