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From Red Hot Jazz Archives: Lee Morse was a very popular recording artist, songwriter and actress of the 1920s and early 1930s. She got her professional start in vaudeville on the west coast around 1920 and went on to perform in several plays and musical revues on Broadway. In 1924 she began to make records under her own name for the Pathé Actuelle company accompanying herself on guitar, ukulele and kazoo. Morse's voice was so deep and unusual that her early records were labeled Miss Lee Morse apparently so that the record buying public wouldn't confuse her for a male singer.
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From Red Hot Jazz Archives: Lee Morse was a very popular recording artist, songwriter and actress of the 1920s and early 1930s. She got her professional start in vaudeville on the west coast around 1920 and went on to perform in several plays and musical revues on Broadway. In 1924 she began to make records under her own name for the Pathé Actuelle company accompanying herself on guitar, ukulele and kazoo. Morse's voice was so deep and unusual that her early records were labeled Miss Lee Morse apparently so that the record buying public wouldn't confuse her for a male singer.
Broadcast History
Broadcast on KCBX, November 25, 2011
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweethearts Holiday | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Mood Indigo | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| I Still Get a Thrill | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Miss You | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Love Letters in the Sand | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| The Little Things in Life | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Blue Turning Grey Over You | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Swingin' in a Hammock | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| My Fate is in Your hands | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Old Man Sunshine | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Loving You the Way I Do | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Moanin' Low | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Little White Lies | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 | ||
| Nobody Cares if I'm Blue | Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys | LP. | 00:00 |
