For three decades, Julia Lee reigned over Kansas City jazz clubs singing raunchy songs “her mother taught her not to sing.” But beyond the lyrical wordplay of hits like "Snatch and Grab It," Lee was a ...

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Kansas City jazz singer Julia Lee was never a national household name, but she did push boundaries: 75 years ago, she recorded her first big hit, "Snatch and Grab It." Seventy-five years ago today, a ...

Seventy-five years ago today, a Kansas City jazz singer recorded her first big hit - Julia Lee. She was never a household name, but she was one of a handful of women who pioneered a specific type of ...