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. Cole had sung and written songs for bands such as The Weeds, and Zipper, but King Bee marked his debut as a guitarist. According to Cole's wife 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 h...
