Black Joe Lewis, formed in Austin, Texas in 2007 is a blues band influenced by Howlin’ Wolf and James Brown.

In March 2009, Esquire Magazine listed Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears as one of the “Ten Bands Set to Break Out at 2009’s SXSW Festival.”

After performing seven times during the week of South by Southwest, the group’s album “Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is!” ended up number one on Waterloo Records’ Top 50 Sellers List for the week of March 28, 2009.