Julia Lee and Her Boyfriends

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King Size Papa 02:42 Tools
The Spinach Song 02:59 Tools
Christmas Spirits 02:48 Tools
The Spinach Song (I Didn't Like It The First Time) 02:56 Tools
Christmas Spirit 02:48 Tools
My Man Stands Out 02:15 Tools
Mama Don't Allow It 02:57 Tools
Snatch And Grab It 02:56 Tools
Come On Over To My House 02:53 Tools
Snatch It and Grab It 02:54 Tools
A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid 02:53 Tools
LAST CALL (FOR ALCOHOL) 02:17 Tools
Don't Come Too Soon 02:59 Tools
Gotta Gimmie Watcha Got 02:50 Tools
Lotus Blosson 03:19 Tools
Trouble In Mind 02:55 Tools
If It's Good 02:55 Tools
Gotta Give Me What You Got 02:48 Tools
Snatch and Grab It (Opportunity Knocks but Once) 02:57 Tools
Julia's Blues 02:37 Tools
Show Me Missouri Blues 03:02 Tools
Since I've Been With You 02:47 Tools
Oh Marie 02:54 Tools
There Goes My Heart 02:43 Tools
Lies 02:57 Tools
Dream Lucky Blues 03:05 Tools
Sit Down And Drink It Over 02:57 Tools
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles 02:50 Tools
When A Woman Loves A Man 02:43 Tools
Ain't It A Crime 03:08 Tools
Out In The Cold Again 03:01 Tools
When You're Smiling 03:01 Tools
Bleeding Hearted Blues 02:48 Tools
Last Call For Alcohol 03:09 Tools
The Christmas Blues 03:09 Tools
My Sin 03:03 Tools
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 03:05 Tools
Young Girls Blues 02:48 Tools
Wise Guys (You're A Wise Guy) 02:40 Tools
I'll Get Along Somehow 02:46 Tools
Tell Me Daddy 02:50 Tools
I Didn't Like It The First Time 03:00 Tools
On My Way Out 02:37 Tools
When Your Lover Has Gone 03:00 Tools
I Was Wrong 03:03 Tools
That's What I Like 02:47 Tools
If You Hadn't Got Away 02:41 Tools
Pagan Love Song 02:57 Tools
Lotus Blossom 03:11 Tools
The Glory Of Love 02:51 Tools
Living Backstreet For You 02:50 Tools
Blues For Someone 03:09 Tools
Doubtful Blues 03:06 Tools
Crazy World 03:00 Tools
Take It Or leave It 02:31 Tools
Breeze (Blowing My Baby Back To You) 02:47 Tools
Cold Hearted Daddy 03:20 Tools
All I Ever Do Is Worry 03:00 Tools
Until The Real Thing Comes Along 02:39 Tools
You Ain't Got It No More 02:50 Tools
Charmaine 03:03 Tools
(Opportunity Knocks but Once) Snatch and Grab It 02:55 Tools
Snatch It & Grab It 02:54 Tools
Ugly Papa 02:53 Tools
Gotta Gimme What You Got 02:50 Tools
It Comes in Like a Lion 02:55 Tools
Gotta Gimme What'cha Got 02:48 Tools
Cold Hearted-Daddy 02:49 Tools
Don't Save It Too Long (The Money Song) 02:55 Tools
0h Chuck It (In a Bucket) 02:49 Tools
Gotta Gimme Watcha Got 02:49 Tools
All This Beef and Big Ripe Tomatoes 02:49 Tools
Tonight Is the Night 02:49 Tools
I Got News for You 02:49 Tools
Can't Get Enough of That Stuff 02:49 Tools
Christmas Blues (Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends) 02:55 Tools
Gotta Gimmie Wathca Got 02:49 Tools
If You Hadn't Gone Away 02:49 Tools
Knock Me a Kiss 02:49 Tools
Tonight's the Night 02:49 Tools
Breeze 02:49 Tools
You're Gonna Miss It 02:49 Tools
All I Do Is Worry 02:49 Tools
When Jennie Does That Lowndown Dance 02:49 Tools
Do You Want It 02:49 Tools
After Hours Waltz 02:49 Tools
Back Street 02:49 Tools
I Didn't Like It The First Time (The Spinach Song) 02:49 Tools
Don't Save It Too Long 02:49 Tools
Tell Me, Daddy 02:49 Tools
Nobody's Knows You When You're Down and Out 02:49 Tools
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Born in Boonville, Missouri, Lee was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and playing piano in her brother George Lee's band, which for a time also included Charlie Parker. She first recorded on the Merritt record label in 1927 with Jesse Stone as pianist and arranger, and launched a solo career in 1935. In 1944 she won a recording contract with Capitol Records, and a string of R&B hits followed, including "Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got" (#3 R&B, 1946), "Snatch and Grab It" (#1 R&B for 12 weeks, 1947, selling over 500,000 copies), "King Size Papa" (#1 R&B for 9 weeks, 1948), "I Didn't Like It The First Time (The Spinach Song)" (#4 R&B, 1949), and "My Man Stands Out". As these titles suggest, she became best known for her trademark double entendre songs, or, as she once said, "the songs my mother taught me not to sing". The records were credited to 'Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends', her session musicians including Jay McShann, Vic Dickenson, Benny Carter, Red Norvo, Nappy Lamare, and Red Nichols. Although her hits dried up after 1949, she continued as one of the most popular performers in Kansas City until her death in San Diego, California, at the age of 56, from a heart attack. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.