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 Lollipop Shoppe and Zipper, but King Bee marked his debut as a guitarist. According to Cole's wife (and 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 Toody how to play bass, leading to the formation of The Rats and later Dead Moon. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Lollipop Shoppe was originally known as The Weeds and featured Fred Cole, now of Dead Moon. ... Closeup of the zipper on a pair of jeans Zippers are commonly used as a fastener for the front of a pair of pants. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... A few obscure rock bands have used the name The Rats, including an English outfit with Mick Ronson on guitar. ... Dead Moon is a Portland, Oregon band fronted by longtime singer/guitarist/songwriter Fred Cole. ...

King Bee is also the name of a type of helicopter. The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ...