Black Joe Lewis is an American blues, funk and soul artist influenced by Ho… Read Full Bio ↴Black Joe Lewis is an American blues, funk and soul artist influenced by Howlin' Wolf and James Brown. He formed Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears in Austin, Texas in 2007. In March 2009, Esquire listed Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears as one of the "Ten Bands Set to Break Out at 2009's SXSW Festival."

While working at a pawn shop in Austin, Joe Lewis first picked up the guitar. Shortly thereafter, Joe Lewis immersed himself in the local Red River blues/garage scene, recording and performing with Austin luminaries such as the Weary Boys and Walter Daniels. Upon the release of the 2005 Brian Salvi produced Black Joe Lewis and The Cold Breeze EP and the 2007 album Black Joe Lewis, both released on Italian label Shake Yo Ass Records, the band gained critical national acclaim and toured as openers for Spoon and Okkervil River in 2007.

The band signed to Lost Highway Records in 2008. Following the signing and performances at 2008's Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears released a four song EP on January 27, 2009.

Their debut album Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! was released on March 17, 2009. It was produced by Spoon's drummer Jim Eno.

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears have performed at music festivals including Bonnaroo, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Bumbershoot, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Sasquatch! Music Festival, Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, Musikfest, Latitude Festival, and Splendour in the Grass. The band has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Late Show with David Letterman, Austin City Limits, and Later... with Jools Holland.

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears were featured in Echotone, a 2010 documentary about the Austin, Texas music scene.

On Aug 25, 2013, Joe Lewis stated on NPR that he was trying to shed the 'Honeybears' portion of the band's name, and had never intended for it to continue for so long

Livin' In The Jungle
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Livin' In The Jungle' by these artists:

Black Joe Lewis The Honeybears I said now welcome to the jungle, now babe, everybody…
Schoolly D Now I′m a legacy, you know I keep going In my…
Schoolly-D 너를 봤던 그 순간 온 세상의 소음들이 꺼져 니가 나를 본 순간 모든…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears:

Bitch I Love You Bitch, I love you I don't know just why Bitch has done…
Bitch, I Love You Bitch, I love you I don't know just why Bitch has done…
Booty City Right on everybody, won′t you take me to Booty City Right…
Get Yo Shit Wha We're ready right now. God damn Man I came home the oth…

Gunpowder I said gunpowder baby, Girl you know I like it I said…
I'm Broke George Strait Miscellaneous You're The Cloud I'm On (When I'…
Master Sold My Baby Joy to the world, the Lord is come Let earth receive…
Mustang Ranch Hey we got a job on our way From Salt Lake…
PTP I′ve been doin' everything for you Even took up all day Well…
She's So Scandalous She′s so scandalous Nothing good on her mind She's so scanda…
Since I Met You Baby Since I met you, baby My whole life has changed Since I…
Sugarfoot Sugarfoot called me last night Said his girl called him He s…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Black Joe Lewis:

Bitch I Love You Bitch, I love you I don't know just why Bitch has done…
Bitch, I Love You Bitch, I love you I don't know just why Bitch has done…
Black Snake Rest the condrop in your grefdeah Doktor get up on your…
Booty City Right on everybody, won′t you take me to Booty City Right…
Come To My Party Come to my party! You bring your best friend; 'Cause every…

Gunpowder I said gunpowder baby Girl you know I like it I said…

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01Livin' In The Jungle3:22

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02I'm Gonna Leave You3:51

03Booty City2:41

04Black Snake3:03

05She's So Scandalous4:35

06Messin'2:26

07Mustang Ranch3:41

08You Been Lyin'3:31

09Ballad Of Jimmy Tanks3:24

10Since I Met You Baby4:15

11Jesus Took My Hand3:56

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Comments from YouTube:

@wilsonvid92

13y↑7

Why isn't this topping the charts.....our generation need to take a moment to realize whats real music

@ricklujan8670

Great QUESTION!!

@outofthegutterart5636

Where have I been all your lives? You guys ROCK!!!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂😋

@t-rexngatokorua8733

9y↑17

I got here from listening to death metal. Oh well. I can jam to this too! :)

@71Mingles

11y↑2

How can anyone not love this track. Simply amazing.

@wereadouremail

12y↑1

OH DEAR GOD! These guys blew the fucking doors off the House of Blues in orlando last night!

@tedcantu1

8y↑1

This guy is friggen AWESOME.. I saw him at Riot Fest in Chicago -- he wailed

@delora33

13y↑1

This is good stuff guys. The brass is so mellow and everthing just fits. Thanks so much.

@WarPigz0

13y

Saw these guys play the last show at the old ACL venue in Austin. Awesome show! Local guys that are starting to get what they deserve. ATX FTW!

@johnschexnayder6795

This is great but the live shows are incredible, lots of fun and banging energy.

@JoshWMyers

12y

I love the groove on the bridge (at 2:20). Solid!

@go4john

13y

Tip top! This is sick. Imagine, using instruments to make music in this day and age.

@christiwhitehurst4335

12y

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G... quite literally made me get up and groove

@mrwhitford1966

11y↑1

Like the stones "gimme shelter" riff that drves this song. Hear it?

@rngod2121

45w

I could give a rat's a** about Vegas, but this band is kicking it! 😊

@SirRHGentry

12y

Shaving my beard to this song. I don't have a beard yet. Banking on having a beard before this song is over - This song is soooo good that anything must surely grow from listening to it!! Go Go Grow Joe!

@phillie188

13y

THESE GUYS NEED TO BE NOTICED BECAUSE THIS IS REAL MUSIC I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM ON FALLON SOTHEY CAN PERFORM W/ THE ROOTS

@labrig2062

Another album like this? Please

@quiam3

13y

This band is slammin'!!!!

@Noblesavage77

3y↑1

It's just too goddanm good🤘🔥

@martyhalter4318

4y↑3

Sly Stone and Sam Cooke visit James Brown’s Hot Tub Club. Jimi Hendrix couldn’t make it but sends his love..

@SirRHGentry

12y

Great dude. Great band. Great song. Loving some Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears. When we need a little scooty in our booty at work - we slap on some Black Joe. New album is fantastic.

@TheShoutcastRadio

13y

wow i can't believe this doesn't have more views. Keep doin' your thang guys.

@Normin5

12y

opened for Flogging Molly saturday night, fuckin awesome!

@glory777

13y

My new favorite band. Thank you for playing such awesome music!

@Bongofurry

34w

ABSOLUTELY.

@franliberty

13y

I've konwn their existence this morning, listening an advertising on the radio....fucking awesome music

@SirRHGentry

12y

You Nailed it.

@karlsimpson4390

23w↑1

Dope ❤❤❤

@karlsimpson4390

34w↑1

Dope ❤

@HerkemerSeven

13y

What a freakin relief---Good music will PREVAIL!!!!!

@milinex466

13y

me encanta sta cancion!.. tiene el buen sonido del viento eso m gusta el ska

@TheHeathersphere

13y

Great shit.Really Great.

@brigittew3405

Ihr seid klasse, ich mag euch

@delnemorio

13y

Cool band cool guitar work original I dig it

@Jkroger100

11y

The Metro in Chicago this Saturday night!

@dennis78382

11y

Great band.

@Tummypony56

13y

When I'm in the mood for a night of funky beats, I choose the music music lovers choose the most...I choose 'Black Joe Lewis and The Honey Bears".

@cathrynwirth

12y

Love it ~ can't get enough!

@EzeTarget

13y

very nice song, hope they make others like this one

@TheAle023

13y↑1

This is so Funky that my skin became brown when I heard It. By the way, GREAT music, I still got some hope on this new generation.

@alishalikesyellow

13y

Im in love with this band . Its official.

@gianlucaugolini7292

funky fantastico i love groove

@Bmalenke

13y

YES!! Now this, this is music!

@6uitarded

11y

wow. just wow.

@Jurgen9

11y

How good is this? Very, very good.

@WarPigz0

11y

Been my ringtone for over a year now. Yeah, I know, you're jealous :]

@marcoswalker

13y

haha esta buena esa onda retro

@fivegirlsonevase

13y

half the haters on vevo hate for the sake of it. this band is actually really good and the great thing is is tht theyll get a lot of fans (cos theyre on vevo, a mainstream tool that lets a lot of ppl have access) and because retro is in fashion AND because theyre awesome

@sketchybananas

13y

@TheHeathersphere Hellz Ya!

@jeffg329

12y

True story. What they really mean is, "good music isn't even close to being properly publicized."

@UnoyagaRecords

12y

Refreshingly old school, love the horn section and the funky groove that Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears bring to the table ... btw, if you like Black Joe Lewis, you might also like Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown. Check out their song "Cumberland Blues" and/or "Phony People" on my youtube channel. Your friend in music, Unoyaga

@emittekuns4557

I like it very very much

@jmckay417

13y

@burtondude110 Keep an eye on their tour dates, I just saw them live the other night and it was an amazing show, they killed shit!

@kimonui

13y

these guys are the best. (what da heck is a vevo?)

@Popmetalj

13y

Just discovered these guys on tv ten minutes ago - I think I've been missing out!

@zahedalam6983

Good music. papa's got a brand new car, James Brown. Love it.

@PainBaton

13y

it was posted yesterday but i predict wait about a month or 2 and see what happens ;]

@frodus23

11y

Holy Shitsnax!!!

@lloydytaproot

13y

awesome fair play

@soapboxearth2

10y

i like it..got a groove.Ha!!!

@gasa2270

Awesome!

@DarkRonin21

12y

@Normin5 Saturday? Where were you at? I saw them open for Flogging Molly on Tuesday in Boston

@LuckyFrench1

13y

the 80's .. then, the Rock. check this out: On Va Danser, I Sing, Little Prince , Too Pretty., But Yet ...

@sandsoftime1954

Shades of James Brown Funky Show Band style

@jprewittIII

13y

@PainBaton great prediction!

@murmahneek

13y

can I get an AMEN

@TheLelandgiovanni

11y

see you there

@Yepyep226

13y

The 9 people that disliked this video have no souls.

@MetalUpYourAssTV

13y

The Next James Brown!

@evaniojose9364

10y

muito bom

@lutecore

11y

fuckin yayuh!

@mlascorpio

13y

nice

@aeckstrand003

13y

@fivegirlsonevase they're not just awesome... they've got the funk man!

@britb85

13y

People rag on Vevo all the time... but honestly, if it weren't for Vevo I'd never stumble across half the music I do.

@miles718

13y

@britb85 True! You must be an intern at vevo!

@RAMLIA1

11y

♥♥♥

@Flipperlikesdipper

13y

@britb85 oh no vevo converted you too!!!

@briancrisp5147

9y↑2

Kevin J lets hear your song then.

@moog8008

8y↑1

I'm a lover, not a fighter

@rickanderton4406

Nah, you're a tone-deaf narcissist, there's a very definite difference...

@Stevie2049

12y

@Anlimema yeah well I wanna be a stand up comedian

@001mcampbell

11y

This is great music. So glad he clarifies that he is (black) Joe Lewis. I wouldn't like him if he was white.

@zaak186

12y

@GRANDMASTERKANE why?

@janjonasappel

13y

@CurSetSniPer The other sad part is that his message is also full of spelling mistakes =P.

@ShakinSlim

12y

@GRANDMASTERKANE why? cause he's funk as hell? Shit, I don't get people sometimes.

@kydakid1

13y

Vevo u need to make ur aaliyah videos in better quality becuz I think u guys are disrepectin aaliyah becuz all the other artists on vevo get higher quality videos and aaliyah doesn't ='/ u guys need to show aaliyah a little bit more respect and I won't stop until she gets the respect she deserves rip aaliyah ily so much AALIYAH FOREVER

@shotdonkey

12y

well played played and all - but typical of 21st century music, this stuff is strangely...aseptic. check out the real thing by playing something like j. geils band "full house - live": warts and all live stuff bit...searing! see the difference? no? then I can`t help ya!

@tkgawa

12y

@GRANDMASTERKANE-Are you white joe lewis?--because it'd be really awesome for him to change his name as an homage to you.

@britb85

13y

@thebigvahjayjays oh blah blah blah. So sick of hearing people have a sook about how Vevo steal money etc. Dude, we live in a world where we give and take off everyone. At the end of the day, I discovered this song through a Vevo sidelink. So therefore, VEVO are to thank for filling my ears with such sweet sounds. They're getting noticed, recognition. I listen to a song, I tell my friends about it... they tell their friends... the music is getting heard!

@basdingen

13y

One big thumbs down indeed! @brewsterphile

@bravevoice2771

27w↑1

Good song. A total rip off from gimme shelter by the Rolling Stones, but a good song

@milinex466

13y

me encanta sta cancion!.. tiene el buen sonido del viento eso m gusta el ska

@murmahneek

13y

can I get an AMEN

@RAMLIA1

12y

♥♥♥

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