2 Bugs and a Roach

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

Reception

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".

Track listing

All compositions credited to Earl Hooker except where noted

"Anna Lee" – 6:30
"Off the Hook" – 3:54
"Love Ain't a Plaything" – 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" – 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, Fred Williams – drums
Louis Myers – harmonica
Carey Bell – lead vocals, harmonica
Andrew "B.B. Jr." Odom – lead vocals, backing vocals