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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 ...

Toby Lee is the headline act on the first day of this year's Dereham Blues Festival A teenage guitar sensation is headlining the first day of a blues festival that organisers hope will bring a ...

While drummer Mike Clark and bassist Leon Lee Dorsey are the nominal leaders on Blues on Top, the album's subtitle —"featuring Mike LeDonne"—speaks volumes about its import and rationale. Without ...

After nearly 40 years as a working bassist, Lee Smith has become a Philadelphia legend, playing gig after gig with just about everyone, including the Delphonics, Mongo Santamaria, Dizzy Gillespie, ...

Bryan Lee, accompanied by his wife/manager, Bethany, autographs a CD for a fan at The Saloon on Bourbon Street in February 2011. Since the Saloon shut down last year, Lee has been unable to find a ...

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,... Julia Lee pioneered blues 'too risque' for the ...

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 ...