(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It

1947 novelty song by Julia Lee and her Boy Friends August 2026 (Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It Single Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends 1947 1947 Novelty R&B Capitol Sharon A. Pease Dave Dexter Jr. "(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It" is a song written in 1946 by Sharon A. Pease, 1946 Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Part 3 Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 905 https://books.google.com/books?id=r0ljAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA905&dq=%22Snatch+and+Grab+It%22 a Chicago pianist and a columnist at DownBeat.Millar 1999 36 The song was recorded for Capitol Records by Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends.Martin 2022 In 1947 the single was number one on the US Billboard R&B chart for twelve weeks and spent seven months on the chart. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 344 Producer Dave Dexter Jr. brought Julia Lee to Capitol Records expecting her to appeal to both black and white audiences. "Snatch and Grab It" was the first hit confirming Lee's talent.Millar 1999 36 The song material at the time was considered too risqué for the radio, so its chart results (and the ones of the Lee's next big hit, "King Size Papa") were achieved with practically no airplay.Martin 2022 The recording successfully crossed over into the pop music market, where at the time Bing Crosby and Perry Como reigned supreme. The song had inspired the title of Freddie Hart's hit "Snatch It and Grab It" (1956).Millar 1999 36 In writing "Snatch and Grab It", Pease had shown an ability to match the material to a performer, the "three-minute lesson in lechery bursting with thigh-slapping vulgarity" fitted Lee's onstage persona.Millar 1999 36 References Sources Colin Escott Bill Millar 1999 All Roots Lead to Rock: Legends of Early Rock 'n' Roll Schirmer Books Kansas City Stars. Part 1. Julia Lee 27–42 978-0-02-864866-8 1022595608 https://books.google.com/books?id=RT4UAQAAIAAJ Martin Mackenzie Julia Lee pioneered blues 'too risque' for the radio https://www.npr.org/2022/06/11/1104368953/julia-lee-pioneered-blues-too-risque-for-the-radio npr.org National Public Radio June 11, 2022 Category:1947 songs Category:American novelty songs Category:Hokum blues songs