King Bee is the final release by blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. Released in 1981, it is third in a series of records done for the label Blue Sky under producer/guitarist Johnny Winter. Recorded in three days (and in the wake of Water's failing health) some of the band members, namely Winters and guitarist Bob Margolin, were not happy with the result. As his health failed, Waters canceled an increasing number of shows. His band, dependent on money made from touring, soon quit. He died of a heart attack on April 30th, 1983. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

The album consists of recordings from May 1980, as well as outtakes from 1977's Hard Again. - Wikipedia