QUEEN BEY was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas where she started singing at the age of twelve in the famous Orchid Room, a Kansas City jazz club, popular in the 1950's. She received her basic training from jazz greats such as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald and Linda Hopkins. She has performed with B.B. King, The Platters and the late jazz pianist Earl Garner. Queen recorded her first album called "Comin' Thru" and her second album, "Dues Paid in Full" in 1990; her newest CD is titled "So this Is London." Added to her credits, Ms. Bey has acted on stage, television and in film, including Broadway musicals - Ain't Misbehavin, One Mo' Time, and Blues in the Night. Her television debut was an NBC mini-series, Matter of Justice co-starring with Patty Duke and Martin Sheen. Her film debut was in the movie Ninth Street with Martin Sheen and Isaac Hayes. In 1980, Ms. Bey received the Governor's Arts Award and was one of the honorees at the 1991 induction of the Elder Statesman of Kansas City Jazz, Inc. In Kansas City, she has performed at the New Theatre Dinner Theatre and at the American Heartland Theatre. She recently performed at the Paseo Performing Arts Theatre in Once On This Island. Queen Bey participated in "One on One With Queen Bey" and was the headline act for "Moonglow" at the Hotel Booth in Independence Missouri.
