The King Bees were an American
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-based
rhythm and blues musical group of the 1960s.
The King Bees were formed around 1964, and consisted of
Danny Kortchmar (credited as Danny Kootch) (
guitar), Joel O'Brien (
drum
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s), Dickie Frank (
bass
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) and John McDuffy (vocals and
organ
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).
They released three
singles on
RCA Records.
After the group disbanded, Kortchmar and O'Brien met again in the Flying Machine, fronted by then-unknown
James Taylor, and were later to reunite in Jo Mama.
In 2003, after O'Brien's death, they had a memorial where Kortchmar and Frank played.
Discography
* 1965: "That Ain't Love" / "What She Does To Me"
* 1966: "Rhythm And Blues" / "On Your Way Down To Drain"
* 1966: "Lost In The Shuffle" / "Hardly - Part III"
The band is not to be confused with the 1980's rockabilly, power pop, and New Wave band named The Kingbees.
References
American rhythm and blues musical groups
Musical groups from New York City
RSO Records artists
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