1. The Moon Is Rising 2. Earl's Blues 3. Conversion Blues 4. Guitar Rag 5. Hooker N' Steve 6. I'm Your Main Man 7. New Riviera 8. Strung Out Woman Blues 9. Little Carey's Jump 10. Take Me Back To East St. Louis 11. Improvisations On Dust My Broom 12. Improvisations On Frosty 13. Can't Hold Out Much Longer 14. Swingin' At Theresa's
Earl Hooker was a musicians musician and a remarkably versatile and proficient guitarist. Although, born in Mississippi, Earl grew up in Chicago and heard a lot of music of all kinds from jazz, blues, and soul to polka and country & western. Working on a tip from Buddy Guy, Chris Strachwitz set out to record Earl Hooker in 1968, which resulted in the highly acclaimed "Two Bugs and a Roach," ARH CD 324, considered an essential blues classic and an all-time bestseller. This CD features an impressive line-up of musicians who collaborated with Earl on these studio and live reocrdings, including Louis Myers, Steve Miller, "Pine Top" Perkins, Freddy Roulette, Carey Bell, Eddy Taylor and others.
