Julia Lee  Genres: Blues R&B / Soul Vocals Descriptive "tags":
blues jazz swing rhythm and blues jazz vocal soul female
vocalists Powered by AudioScrobbler Decades Active: 1980s 1990s
2000s Links online: Wikipedia   31 October 1902, Booneville,
Missouri, USA, d. 8 December 1958, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Beginning her career as a pianist and singer while in her early
teens, Lee joined a band led by her brother, George E. Lee
(1896-1958), a popular vocalist whose ‘Novelty Singing
Orchestra’ played extensively in and around Kansas City. Despite
the musical advances being made by other Kansas City Jazz bands
of the time, notably the Lees’ great rival, Bennie Moten, they
retained their popularity into the mid-30s. After her brother’s
retirement, Julia Lee continued her career as a solo artist,
enjoying a resurgence of popularity during the blues revival of
the early and mid-40s. Her recordings of these and the following
few years feature leading jazz musicians, including Benny Carter
and Red Norvo. An effective