The Kingbees live performance at Record Surplus in Los Angeles, CA on September 26th, 2015. This video features The Kingbees new wave rockabilly hit tune "My Mistake" played by the band’s founding members Jamie James on vocals/guitar and Michael Rummans on bass, plus Kip Dabbs on drums.

Celebrating the release of the reissue of their 1980 self-titled debut album for the record’s 35th anniversary, The Kingbees performed songs from that LP at Record Surplus. See "My Mistake" on this video. Check out Record Surplus’ YouTube Channel to see another video with more of the Kingbees.

The Kingbees, along with such bands as Stray Cats and The Blasters, revived rockabilly onto the 80’s pop landscape. After a stint with a re-formed Steppenwolf, Jaime James founded The Kingbees with Michael Rummans on bass and Rex Roberts on drums. Signing with RSO Records in 1979, The Kingbees released their self-titled debut LP the following year. Their stripped-down, rockabilly flavored, just plain fun single “My Mistake” became a hit nationwide. A second album by the Kingbees entitled The Big Rock followed in 1981, however their label, RSO Records, went defunct shortly thereafter. James started performing with former Stray Cats members Lee Rocker and Slim Jim with regular gigs at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California. In 1993, James released Cruel World, followed by Crossroads in 2000.

Known as “the last record store”, Record Surplus was founded in 1985. Record Surplus stocks over 50,000 used vinyl records of all genres. Plus a wide selection of new vinyl records and used CDs and DVDs is available. Offering every style of music imaginable, discovery is a big part of the fun at Record Surplus. And the store’s listening stations give customers a chance to preview records and CDs before they buy. Record Surplus has been named “Best Record Store” by The Argonaut, one of the “Ten Best Record Stores in Los Angeles” by LAIST, “Best Record Store” by LA Weekly and “Best Records and CDs” by LA Hotlist.

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