Bee's first professional gig was with The Flowers Family performing at state and county fairs throughout the mid-west and the south.   (Picture to the right The Flowers Family, Crystal Gayle, & Kathy Bee) (Below with Bob Hope).

Then Bee sang with Johnny Bernard and the Sunset Cowboys.

Later she formed her own group called The Santa Fe Junction and released her 1^st Country single "I MISS YOU".

In 1979 she moved to Southern California and began writing and recording albums. Through contacts of her friend Jay Rosenthal, Kathy sang with the Steve Miller Band of "Fly Like An Eagle" fame. She met Mary Stevenson.

In 1982 Bee wrote, sang & produced her 1^st album, KATHY BEE SINGS.

From 1985 - 1988 Kathy received numerous awards from the California Country Music Association for Entertainer Of The Year Female Vocalist Of The Year Record Of The Year Song Of The Year

1987 Kathy met up with Johnny Paycheck and he signed her to his short-lived label.

1987-1997 Kathy sang at the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) events. Her husband, Don Hampton is a former Drag Racer.

1988 was also the year that Kathy's single LET'S GO PARTY broke the Billboard, Cashbox and Indie National Charts.

In 1990 Los Alamitos awarded Kathy an Achievement Award for her cable TV show K.B. COUNTRY.

1992 was the year that Kathy's musical THE CHRISTMAS TOYS debuted at The William Bristol Theater in Bellflower, CA.

In 1993 the musical was a sell-out in Hawaii and its actors received two prestigious TIKI AWARDS.

Also in 1993 Kathy worked with Bobby Helms in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at Bobby's Special Angel Theater… If things had gone as plan Kathy was going to have her own theater called "THE QUEEN BEE THEATER". She enjoyed working with the late great Bobby Helms. READ THE STORY ABOUT BOBBY'S LIFE in the new book JINGLE BELL ROCK by David Davis and Lisa E. Brown.

Then in 1995 THE CHRISTMAS TOYS was a (sell-out) success for the GOLDEN STATE CHILDREN'S group who performed it at the La Mirada Theater in Southern California where it received The Rainbow Award for best actress.   In Hilo, Hawaii it picked up the TIKKI Award for best actress!  For ten years, THE CHRISTMAS TOYS has been warming the hearts of audiences of all ages.  Kathy Bee hopes to produce a nation-wide TV special... If you can help or know someone who's interested, contact her at (562) 803-8835.

She cut two albums with Lawton Jiles: PATSY WE'RE STILL LOVIN YOU & THE LEGEND OF THE TABBY CAT.

Currently Kathy is hosting her new TV show TOUCHING LIVES that promotes "People Helping People" by spotlighting singers, songwriters, actors, producers, entertainers, doctors, judges, lawyers, community leaders, writers, speakers, authors and everyday heroes…who make a difference in other people's lives.  Touching Lives With Kathy Bee has been on the air for four years with over 140 shows to her credit and is currently on Cable AT&T Channel #36, Friday nights at 7:30 PM in 14 Southern California cities, with a market of approx. 280,000 household members.

In 1998 Madacy Entertainment Label re-released the album Bee's book FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND "A GIFT FROM GOD"  is available.

I’M AN AMERICAN

In 2001 Kathy Bee completed her patriotic CD.  From a small child, Kathy Bee has always been patriotic.  This was displayed at the age of two, when she asked her mother to repeatedly sing “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic”.   During her grade-school years, Bee accompanied her classmates on the piano, as they all proudly sang patriotic songs.   She was deeply affected by the Viet Nam War, as she remained patriotic, while her only brother served and was injured in the Army.  Years later, it was only natural for Kathy Bee to write her own patriotic song entitled “I’M AN AMERICAN”.  Since then Bee has been touring, singing, hosting TV shows and stage events.  Audiences of all ages love her music and the way that the music makes them feel...loved & that someone cares!

1998-2007 Weekly TV Show/Touching Lives (Producer/Host), Sang for President William Clinton in Beverly Hills, CA, Red Hat Mamma Broadway Review at the Cherry Blossom Festival, Los Angeles, CA, Broadway Goes Latin at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre 2003, KOCE Joy 2004, Pasadena Cherry Blossom Festival 2002-2004, 1999-2004 Women In Film Breakfasts & Golf Tournament, 2003 Save The Date Unveiling, 2002- Malibu Film Festival,  2001-2002 All Cities Concert Tour (Including Cerritos, Downey, Bellflower, Para mount, Los Angeles, & Pasadena),  2002 & 2003 Goals For Life Golf Tournament, 2000-2001 Bellflower Symphony’s Featured Vocalist, ARC Walk 2000, 1999 Mrs. California Pageant, 1999 YMCA Donor's Banquet, 1999 Fairfax High School 75^th Reunion (MC & Entertainer), 1998 Big Band Concert (Downey Theater), LOLLAPALOOZA (1995), 1987-1997 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Events. 1988 Charted Billboard With Her Single “Let’s Go Party”.   Bee has performed in 45 states of the 50 states and in Canada, singing for crowds of up to 50,000 people at various national events.

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