2 Bugs and a Roach
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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
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.