On Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 11:36:04 PM UTC-6, R. Walker wrote:   
   > Does anyone have any photos, stories or anecdotes about the King Beezz?   
   >    
   > Anyone with information knows who they were but for those who   
   > don't..........................and are interested; they were a 60s rock band   
   > made up of 4 guys from Scotland who met up in Edmonton in 1965 or 1966. They   
   > had several singles including a version of 'Gloria' which was a national   
   > hit. It even got some U.S. airplay which was a big deal in those days. They   
   > toured Canada extensively and were a featured band at the 'Man And His   
   > World' theater at Expo 67 in Montreal. They were also known for their   
   > extremely long hair and off stage antics. They weren't the most loved band   
   > in western Canada but they certainly were one of the most well known and   
   > they   
   > definitely were one of the most notorious. The band broke up in 1967 and the   
   > last remaining original member, Alan Cramsie, went back to the UK and went   
   > into theater set design. No one has heard from Alan for many years and one   
   > of his family in the UK is attempting to put together his early life in   
   > Canada. The King Beezz came and went before archiving became a normal thing   
   > to do and except for recollections from friends and band mates and what's   
   > available on the internet, there has been little information so far. Any   
   > help will be appreciated.   
   >    
   > Bob Walker   
   > walkerent@lvcm.com   
   >    
   > and/or   
   >    
   > Kirstin Shelley   
   > kirstin.shelley@everittboles.com   
   Saturday March 4, 2017   
   Hello...I have been searching on google concerning the King Beezz and found   
   your post here....in response I'd like to say that I was the drummer who   
   replaced Ron on drums when he left the group in 1966. I played with the   
   remainder of the band which was    
   Alan Cramsie, Carl Peterson, Derry Stuart who joined the band and became the   
   new lead guitar. There were four of us and we toured Alberta & British   
   Columbia including Northern Alberta as well as the far North in Uranium City.   
   We missed an opportunity to    
   Pre-show for the WHO fro London because we were on tour ourselves.   
       In 1967 we were chosen as one of the Top Ten Rock Bands in Canada to   
   represent Canada in The Garden of Stars in LaRonde, Montreal Quebec for   
   Canada's 100th Birthday...Centennial 67.  We toured accross Canada and played   
   at various shows along the way    
   and one that I remember was in Saskatchewan where we shared the stage with The   
   Guess Who! A fairly new name at the time however, they became quite famous in   
   their own right.   
       Expo 67 was a real hoot as we played two half hour sets each night for   
   seven nights. We were lodged in a great big house on the Saint Lawrence River   
   where we had great fun. Expo was the largest venue that we played for while I   
   was in the band.   
       The plan we had when leaving Edmonton for Montreal was to engage in a   
   recording session at K/Bank Studio and record our first LP. The band had   
   agreed that one side of the album would be original hits while the other side   
   would be our version of other    
   artist's music. The sad truth was that Derry(our lead player), decided that he   
   wanted to record All Original Music on both sides of the album. It was a Great   
   Idea, however, we weren't prepared for that and so Derry refused to play. It   
   shut down our    
   chance of producing our first album and left all of us with hard feelings   
   about it. I understand that Derry was right in his thinking to go Original but   
   it wasn't possible with the narrow window of studio time available to us. The   
   end result was No Album    
   was ever recorded!!!   
       While we were in Montreal we shared the stage on a popular TV Program with   
   'Muddy Water',(International Blues Artist), who was magnificent in person as   
   he was in His Music. I was honored to be there. He gave us tickets for his   
   show which I gladly    
   attended.   
       The music scene was bustling with many world famous bands(Big Names), the   
   Stones, The Who, Jefferson Airplane & many others seemingly all around us...we   
   were right there on our own journey.   
       Following Expo we were quite busy with invitations from several popular   
   music havens to perform our chops and widen our exposure. I remember that we   
   were experiencing huge problems with sound control for the smaller venues   
   especially and back then    
   there was't a sound man with a sound board controlling and/or regulating the   
   music. The result was damaging as our energy was intense and while Derry gave   
   me goosebumps with his explosive guitar licks causing me to retaliate with   
   earth-shuddering    
   percussion...THE LACK OF SOUND CONTROL TURNED THE CROWDS OFF. As much as I   
   tried to encourage a mindset of keeping volume control at a reasonable   
   level----it was impossible.   
       In the fall of 1967 we returned to Edmonton and played various gigs   
   however, the morale was not at a premium like before. We acquired Terry Thomas   
   in the group as well as Don Johnson on piano. The additional accompaniment   
   enhanced our sound but we    
   were still in drastic need of sound control and a general change in attitude   
   toward playing for the public.   
       I loved the group. The Chemistry was Electric and had we stayed together I   
   have NO Doubt some GREAT MUSIC WOULD HAVE BEEN HARVESTED!!! Derry's genius on   
   guitar, Alans Energy & Slap Bass presence, with Carl's unique Vocals supported   
   with 4-part    
   Harmony, were the ingredients required to make wild & wonderful Music.    
       The Rolling Stones amaze me by keeping the band together for so many   
   successful years. Being in a band is like a marriage and the problems with   
   that are monumental. I envy the Stones and am still feeling disappointed in   
   myself for leaving the group    
   in January of 1968. I chose to step out of the music scene and married my   
   sweetheart and joined the working world. The King Beezz tried to recover   
   employing other percussionists however, the chemistry was broken and the group   
   folded.   
       It must be known that Carl Peterson never quit music. Carl went on to   
   become a Scottish Folk Singer and is still pleasing audiences with his magical   
   and seductive ballads.    
       In closing, I was hoping to re-unite the King Beezz as I believe that we   
   could still bring back that Chemistry while moving the crowds. I was unable to   
   connect with Derry while Carl seemed keen on making an attempt to get   
   together, however, sadly    
   Alan Cramsie passed away in London in 2015. He will be sadly missed and anyone   
   who saw us play will remember Alan's beautiful LONG RED HAIR.   
      
   Respectfully;  Daniel McCoy(Drummer)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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