''2 Bugs and a Roach'' is an album by blues musician
Earl Hooker
Earl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and ...
released by the
Arhoolie label in 1969.
American Music: Earl Hooker discography
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Reception
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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".
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
Earl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and ...
– 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
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Earl Hooker albums
1969 albums
Arhoolie Records albums