Julia Lee, Kansas City's beloved blues queen, was 'too risqué' for 1940s radio | KCUR 89.3

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 trailblazer for Black female musicians, and forged a career on her own terms.

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