joelhuggins.com http://joelhuggins.com Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:54:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Robert “Bilbo” Walker http://joelhuggins.com/2011/03/robert-bilbo-walker/ http://joelhuggins.com/2011/03/robert-bilbo-walker/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:57:40 +0000 http://joelhuggins.com/?p=512 Continue reading →]]>

Allen with "The Candylicker" Marvin Sease

I am lucky to know some people. One of those people is Allen “Charmin” Larman, who hosts a weekly internet radio show, Thee Charm School (you know it’s good on account of the second “e”) at luxuriamusic.com on Thursdays from 6-8pm pst.  Although I was already somewhat familiar with the genius of Marvin Sease, it was Allen who took me to see the late great “Candylicker” live for the first (and only) time down at Prince Hall at Figueroa and 90th.  So when Allen posted something on his facebook page about a couple of great Monday night residencies in South Central, I jumped on board and was not disappointed.
So last Monday night, I texted Allen to see if he was going down there.  He replied that he wasn’t because an old juke joint legend named Robert “Bilbo” Walker was playing at the Maui Sugar Mill in Tarzana.  I knew I had to go.  I’m so glad I did.

Robert “Bilbo” Walker was born in  Clarksdale, Mississippi, lived in Chicago for 17 years, and now resides in Bakersfield.  You can learn more about him here.  All I know is that the man is 74 years old and put on one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen.  Luckily I brought my flip cam and captured some of it. Due to low lighting, the picture isn’t that great, but you definitely get a sense of how fun it was to be there that night.  If you are fortunate enough to have the chance to catch Robert live do not pass it up!


I apologize for the weird camera work, but I had to get a better angle of the sexy dancers (Robert’s daughters, by the way).

Robert’s take on Johnny B. Goode

One of Robert’s daughters takes the mic for a song.

Watch this one for Robert’s patented one-handed guitar solo!

Besides tearing up the blues and rock’n'roll, Robert also did an abbreviated version of “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”. He closed with an awesome version of “Stagger Lee” but I ran out of battery before it was over and felt it would be wrong to post an incomplete song.

Hope you enjoyed it 1/100th as much as I did! BIG thanks to Allen for letting me know about it and for Cadillac Zack at the Maui Sugar Mill for making it happen (Zack mentioned that it took him seven years to finally get Robert down to play). From what I understand, Zack’s band plays every Monday at the Maui Sugar Mill, often with guests dropping in. They played a little before bringing up Robert (they also backed him) and it kinda reminded me of the band that played at Wild Bill’s in Memphis the time I went. Good Staxy blues. Check it out!

]]> http://joelhuggins.com/2011/03/robert-bilbo-walker/feed/ 0 FREE SLIPPERS! http://joelhuggins.com/2011/03/free-slippers/ http://joelhuggins.com/2011/03/free-slippers/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:42:11 +0000 http://joelhuggins.com/?p=503 Continue reading →]]> On my way to Rite Aid today, I saw some slippers just sitting there. So I spread the word.

Someone had the nerve to flag it, and craigslist removed it, but I’ll tell you what. When I walked back by a couple hours later the slippers were gone.

]]> http://joelhuggins.com/2011/03/free-slippers/feed/ 0 Box Elders at Budget Rock 8 (2009) http://joelhuggins.com/2011/03/box-elders-at-budget-rock-8-2009/ http://joelhuggins.com/2011/03/box-elders-at-budget-rock-8-2009/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:47:58 +0000 http://joelhuggins.com/?p=464 Continue reading →]]> So, I was cleaning out my hard drive and I realized I have a bunch of videos from Budget Rock 8 that I never posted.  Here are four tunes from Memphis’s The Box Elders. The drummer plays keyboards at the same time! Enjoy!

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]]> http://joelhuggins.com/2010/12/cramps/feed/ 0 The Monks “Oh How To Do Now” http://joelhuggins.com/2010/12/the-monks-oh-how-to-do-now/ http://joelhuggins.com/2010/12/the-monks-oh-how-to-do-now/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:40:57 +0000 http://joelhuggins.com/?p=447 Way ahead of their time.

]]> http://joelhuggins.com/2010/12/the-monks-oh-how-to-do-now/feed/ 0 My Golden Age Of Hip Hop Mix is here! http://joelhuggins.com/2010/08/my-golden-age-of-hip-hop-mix-is-here/ http://joelhuggins.com/2010/08/my-golden-age-of-hip-hop-mix-is-here/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:32:03 +0000 http://joelhuggins.com/?p=417 Continue reading →]]> GAHH
The end of the 80′s and first half of the 90′s were where it was at for me, as far as hip-hop went. I loved it. I practically listened to nothing but for a few of those years. The Black Fraternity dudes at my college thought I was some sort of wannabe creep. Oh well. I kinda wish I still had my Malcolm X hat around somewhere. I’d totally rock that shit.
ANYWAY, I’m paying homage to what I consider the Golden Age of Hip Hop with this, 40-track, 3-hour monster of a mix. Yes, there are some omissions. Some things I might have included just didn’t move me on revisiting them (Nice’N'Smooth, Casual, to name a couple. Now that I think of it I could have included Souls Of Mischief. Hell.) There are some obvious ones on there (The Choice is Yours) but there are some great b-sides as well (De La Soul’s “Ego Trippin’ Part 3″ and The Pharcyde’s “Pork” to name a couple). I think my favorite song on this whole thing is X-Clan’s “Fire & Earth”. I have a weird thing with those guys. A dozen or so years ago, I had a dream that X-Clan kicked my ass. A few weeks ago I had a dream they reformed. Or did they??? Where’s my talisman?
Enjoy!

Click here to download!

TRACK LIST:

The Symphony

6:09

Marley Marl

C’Mon Wit Da Git Down

4:04

Artifacts

Step In The Arena

3:37

Gang Starr

Juice (Know The Ledge)

4:08

Eric B. & Rakim

So Watcha Want Remix

4:05

Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill

Ego Trippin’ (Part Three) (Egoristic mix)

4:45

De La Soul

Jugganauts

5:14

Boogiemonsters

Distortion To Static (LP Version)

4:19

The Roots

9th Wonder (Blackitolism)

4:27

Digable Planets

Baby Bust It

4:32

Kurious

Rock Dis Funky Joint

5:11

Poor Righteous Teachers

Got It Bad Y’all Featuring Tha Alkaholiks

4:47

King Tee

The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)

4:03

Black Sheep

Fat Cats, Bigga Fish

5:54

The Coup

Fire & Earth (100% Natural)

6:27

X-Clan

The Funkiest

3:23

Funkdoobiest

How I Could Just Kill A Man

4:12

Cypress Hill

Ghetto Bird

3:51

Ice Cube

Deep Cover

4:15

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog

Bring It On

8:16

The Geto Boys

Ain’t No Future In Yo’ Frontin’

4:03

MC Breed

Chief Rocka

4:07

Lords of the Underground

Come Clean

4:57

Jeru The Damaja

Danger

3:26

Blahzay Blahzay

Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down Clean

4:31

Brand Nubian

Souljah’s Revenge

3:19

2Pac

Shimmy Shimmy Ya

2:42

Ol’ Dirty Bastard

How Many Mc’s…

3:41

Black Moon

MCs Act Like They Don’t Know

4:06

KRS-One

Ghetto Jam

4:20

Domino

Mind Blowin’

3:38

The D.O.C.

Worlds Famous

3:24

The Beatnuts

Check The Rime

3:41

A Tribe Called Quest

Nitty Gritty Remix (Feat. Brand Nubian and Busta Rhymes)

5:10

KMD

Pork (OG Version)

6:01

The Pharcyde

Flava In Ya Ear

3:37

Craig Mack

The Gas Face

3:53

3rd Bass

Shut ‘Em Down

4:29

Public Enemy

Catch A Bad One

3:46

Del Tha Funky Homosapien

Passing Me By

5:03

The Pharcyde
The Symphony 7/10/10 12:34 PM 6:09 Marley Marl Golden Age Of Hip Hop 3
C’Mon Wit Da Git Down 6/10/10 12:24 AM 4:04 Artifacts Golden Age Of Hip Hop Rap & Hip Hop 6
step in the arena 6/10/10 12:12 AM 3:37 Gang Starr Golden Age Of Hip Hop Rap 5
Juice (Know The Ledge) 6/10/10 12:22 AM 4:08 Eric B. & Rakim Golden Age Of Hip Hop General Hip-Hop/Rap 2
So Watcha Want Remix 5/28/10 1:06 PM 4:05 Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill Golden Age Of Hip Hop Reggae 2
Ego Trippin’ (Part Three) (Egoristic mix) 5/28/10 1:05 PM 4:45 De La Soul Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop 1
Jugganauts 5/28/10 1:08 PM 5:14 Boogiemonsters Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop 3
Distortion To Static (LP Version) 6/10/10 12:09 AM 4:19 The Roots Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop 2
9th Wonder (Blackitolism) 6/10/10 12:09 AM 4:27 Digable Planets Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 3
Baby Bust It 6/10/10 12:05 AM 4:32 Kurious Golden Age Of Hip Hop 2
Rock Dis Funky Joint 6/10/10 12:11 AM 5:11 Poor Righteous Teachers Golden Age Of Hip Hop Rap 2
Got It Bad Y’all Featuring Tha Alkaholiks 6/10/10 12:43 AM 4:47 King Tee Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 1
The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) 6/10/10 12:39 AM 4:03 Black Sheep Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 2
Fat Cats, Bigga Fish 6/10/10 12:32 AM 5:54 The Coup Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 2
Fire & Earth (100% Natural) 6/10/10 12:10 AM 6:27 X-Clan Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop 2
The Funkiest 6/10/10 12:42 AM 3:23 Funkdoobiest Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 1
How I Could Just Kill A Man 6/10/10 12:31 AM 4:12 Cypress Hill Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop 3
Ghetto Bird 8/16/10 8:49 PM 3:51 Ice Cube Golden Age Of Hip Hop Rap
Deep Cover 6/10/10 12:29 AM 4:15 Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog Golden Age Of Hip Hop 2
Bring It On 6/10/10 12:34 AM 8:16 The Geto Boys Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 1
Ain’t No Future In Yo’ Frontin’ 6/10/10 12:14 AM 4:03 MC Breed Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 4
Chief Rocka 8/16/10 8:52 PM 4:07 Lords of the Underground Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop
Come Clean 6/10/10 12:25 AM 4:57 Jeru The Damaja Golden Age Of Hip Hop Rap 4
Danger 6/10/10 12:28 AM 3:26 Blahzay Blahzay Golden Age Of Hip Hop 4
Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down Clean 6/10/10 12:25 AM 4:31 Brand Nubian Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop 1
Souljah’s Revenge 8/16/10 8:50 PM 3:19 2Pac Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 1
Shimmy Shimmy Ya 6/10/10 12:25 AM 2:42 Ol’ Dirty Bastard Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop 2
How Many Mc’s… 6/10/10 12:24 AM 3:41 Black Moon Golden Age Of Hip Hop Rap/R&B 2
MCs Act Like They Don’t Know 7/10/10 12:33 PM 4:06 KRS-One Golden Age Of Hip Hop 2
Ghetto Jam 7/10/10 12:38 PM 4:20 Domino Golden Age Of Hip Hop 3
Mind Blowin’ 7/10/10 12:15 PM 3:38 The D.O.C. Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 2
Worlds Famous 6/10/10 12:08 AM 3:24 The Beatnuts Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop/Rap 1
Check The Rime 7/10/10 12:09 PM 3:41 A Tribe Called Quest Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 1
Nitty Gritty Remix (Feat. Brand Nubian and Busta Rhymes) 7/11/10 2:35 PM 5:10 KMD Golden Age Of Hip Hop 2
Pork (OG Version) 7/11/10 2:35 PM 6:01 The Pharcyde Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop 1
Flava In Ya Ear 7/18/10 3:10 PM 3:37 Craig Mack Golden Age Of Hip Hop Rap 1
The Gas Face 7/10/10 11:52 AM 3:53 3rd Bass Golden Age Of Hip Hop 4
Shut ‘Em Down 7/20/10 9:20 PM 4:29 Public Enemy Golden Age Of Hip Hop 3
Catch A Bad One 8/7/10 11:02 AM 3:46 Del Tha Funky Homosapien Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip-Hop/Rap 2
Passing Me By 6/10/10 12:35 AM 5:03 The Pharcyde Golden Age Of Hip Hop Hip Hop/Rap 2
]]> http://joelhuggins.com/2010/08/my-golden-age-of-hip-hop-mix-is-here/feed/ 0 An Oldie But A Goodie (Baseball Bloopers) http://joelhuggins.com/2010/04/an-oldie-but-a-goodie-baseball-bloopers/ http://joelhuggins.com/2010/04/an-oldie-but-a-goodie-baseball-bloopers/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:17:01 +0000 http://joelhuggins.com/?p=404 Ben and I made this video around 2003 as part of our “act” for Amoebapalooza. It still cracks me up. Check out my ridiculous earrings.

]]> http://joelhuggins.com/2010/04/an-oldie-but-a-goodie-baseball-bloopers/feed/ 0 April 3, 2010 My Baby Buddy http://joelhuggins.com/2010/04/april-3-2010-my-baby-buddy/ http://joelhuggins.com/2010/04/april-3-2010-my-baby-buddy/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:52:15 +0000 http://joelhuggins.com/?p=391 I shot this a couple weeks ago, but you’re getting it now. My mostest adorable vlog yet!

]]> http://joelhuggins.com/2010/04/april-3-2010-my-baby-buddy/feed/ 1 The Stupidest Blog Yet http://joelhuggins.com/2010/03/the-stupidest-blog-yet/ http://joelhuggins.com/2010/03/the-stupidest-blog-yet/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:12:00 +0000 http://joelhuggins.com/?p=388 At this point, I’m kind of just wasting everyone’s time, I know. Stupidness.
Cats Hate Ska

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