King Bee (band)
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Origin | Portland, Oregon United States |
Genres | Punk rock, garage rock |
Years active | 1976–1978 |
Labels | Whizeagle |
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
- ^ Andrew Earles (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0760346488.
- ^ "King Bee - Back By Dope Demand".
External links
- King Bee - Back By Dope Demand on YouTube More than 1.000.000 Clicks.