Michael Littlefield (guitar, vocals); Scott Taylor (harmonica, vocals); Ted Harbot (double bass); Giles Holt (drums) + Mick Cantwell (vocals)
King Bees made a return to the Hotspur on Percy Street without the unavailable Dom Hornsby, placing the onus on Michael Littlefield to come up with the chords. No problem, Littlefield's the man! It was gone a quarter to nine before Tyneside's ace blues band took to the floor.
From Willie Dixon to Little Walter to Muddy Waters, this was Chicago blues at its finest. Back in the day the South Side guys must've played every roadhouse juke joint coast to coast. More's the pity Newcastle's Hotspur pub wasn't on their radar! King Bees' Michael Littlefield and Scott Taylor sing the blues better than most, the former playing superb blues guitar licks, the latter blowing harp as good as anyone you care to name.
Too Late hollered Taylor, Keep it to Yourself our man demanded. Little Walter, Sonny Boy, this was the business! New boy bassist Ted Harbot kept his head down, quite literally, to avoid bumping his head on a low-slung light fitting. Blues drummer par excellence, Giles Holt, kept it all together. Close your eyes and it was Fred Below! 
Earlier, Littlefield suggested King Bees would 'annoy' the pub's regulars for no longer than an hour. An hour and a half later Got My Mojo Workin' had the barflies hollering Mojo Workin'. This is some band, no two ways about it! And to top it off, Littlefield invited none other than Mick Cantwell to join them on Hoochie Coochie Man. Oh, man, your correspondent was literally within touching distance of the augmented front line! An unforgettable night. Russell
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