King Bee (band)

King Bee
Origin Portland, Oregon
United States
Genres Punk rock, garage rock
Years active 1976–1978
Labels Whizeagle
Associated acts Dead Moon

King Bee was a band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1976 and consisted of Fred Cole on vocals and guitar, Mark Sten on bass and Pat Conner on drums[1]. Cole had sung and written songs for bands such as The Weeds (also known as Lollipop Shoppe), and Zipper, but King Bee marked his debut as a guitarist. According to Cole's wife (Conner's sister) Toody, the band initially sounded "grungy, rhythm and bluesy, swampy" but "happened to get a spot playing in Portland on the bill with The Ramones the first time they came through." King Bee was inspired by the high-energy punk sounds of The Ramones, and in 1978 released the low fidelity single "Hot Pistol" on Cole's Whizeagle label. However, the band soon folded, and Cole's frustration with short-lived lineups led him to teach his wife Toody how to play bass, leading to the formation of The Rats and later Dead Moon.

Discography

  • Hot Pistol (single, 1978)
  • Back by Dope Demand [2]
    • Must Bee the Music
    • Party People in the House
    • Cold Slammin'
    • Rockin’ Down the House
    • Feel the Flow
    • zZignal of Hope
    • Gettin’ Reckless
    • Havin’ a Good Time
    • Tonight Is the Night
    • Gettin’ Down
  • Trip to India
  • Let's Take It Home 1990
  • Naar de klote! · 1996
  • Back My Dope Demand 2007

See also

Literature

  • Tony Mitchell (2001). Global Noise: Rap and Hip Hop Outside the USA. p. 169. ISBN 0819565024.
  • Andrew Earles (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0760346488.

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Earles (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0760346488.
  2. ↑ "King Bee - Back By Dope Demand".


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