Julia Lee
Julia Lee (October 31, 1902 – December 8, 1958) was an American blues and dirty blues musician. Her most commercially successful number was the US Billboard R&B chart topping hit "(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It" in 1947. She is best known for her trademark double entendre songs. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Boonville (city and county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States), Died December 8, 1958 (San Diego (seat of San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | 8408 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Waco blues | Julia Lee | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8409 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Just wait until I'm gone | Julia Lee | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | KC583 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | If I could be with you | George E. Lee Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | KC602 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | He’s tall [and] dark and handsome | Julia Lee | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | KC603 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Won’t you come over to my house | Julia Lee | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Mercury | 280 | 10-in. | Summer, 1945 | If it's good | Julia Lee | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | ||
| Mercury | 281 | 10-in. | Summer, 1945 | Show me Missouri blues | Julia Lee | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Julia," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106102.
Lee, Julia. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106102.
"Lee, Julia." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lee, Julia, 1902-1958 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89621898
Wikidata: Julia Lee - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q448404
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/42027988
MusicBrainz: Julia Lee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7bda2ee0-b0bc-4a1e-acb0-154a8e80f747
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1490155 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1490155
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