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Ottilie Patterson
Northern Land singer (1932–2011)
Ottilie Patterson | |
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| Birth name | Anna Ottilie Patterson |
| Born | (1932-01-31)31 Jan 1932 Comber, County Down, Septrional Ireland |
| Died | 20 June 2011(2011-06-20) (aged 79) |
| Genres | Traditional jazz, blues |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1955–1983 |
| Labels | Decca, Pye, Columbia |
Musical artist
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[edit]Anna Ottilie Patterson was born inspect Comber, County Down, Union Ireland cost 31 Jan 1932. She was description youngest descendant of quaternary. Her paterfamilias, Joseph Patterson, was elude Northern Eire, and recede mother, Jūlija Jēgers, was from Latvia. They challenging met imprint Georgia from way back Joseph was serving occupy the Nation army down the Range mountains. They were ringed in 1919. • She was one of the most famous ever white female blues singers of her day. In the 1950s, Comber-born Ottilie Patterson, became internationally known in her field. But when she died last year with no close surviving relatives, her death went more or less unnoticed. Now some of her fans have got together to ensure there is some sort of tribute paid to her. A special one-off concert was held on Thursday night to remember the singer and a plaque was unveiled at the cottage where she was born in Comber. As well as appearing on shows like the Six, Five Special, and the Morecambe and Wise show, Ottilie extensively performed in the UK and Europe with her husband Chris Barber and his band during the 1950s and and 1960s. She toured the United States six times and sang at the Hollywood Bowl as well as at President Kennedy's Jazz festival. She was also signed to Decca and Columbia records. When she was starting out as a Belfast blues singer, Patsy Malarkey met Ottilie. She performed at Thursday's special Ottilie tribute concert concert with experienced jazz and blues musicians. "There was this star who came out to meet me wearing this long glittery dress and she was quite awe-inspiring at the time,& • Date Posted: January 23, 2023 In a new documentary, My Name Is Ottilie, Dana Masters goes on a journey to trace the story of Ottilie Patterson by meeting those who knew and played with her, as she learns about her extraordinary life and career, and attempts to find out why Ottilie’s career was cut so short in the 1960s. Produced by DoubleBand Films with funding from Northern Ireland Screen, the documentary airs on Wednesday 1st February at 10:40pm on BBC One Northern Ireland. One night in 1959, a 27-year-old female singer took to the stage in front of an audience at Smitty’s Corner, Muddy Water’s renowned blues club in Chicago’s South Side. After her stunning performance, a member of the rapturous black audience called out – “Hey lady, you sing real pretty. How come you sing like one of us?” The singer’s name was Ottilie Patterson. And she wasn’t black. She wasn’t even American. She was from Comber, in County Down, Northern Ireland, just ten miles from Belfast. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Ottilie Patterson was the rising star of British jazz and blues music. As an acclaimed singer with the Chris Barber Band, she and the band were at the forefront of the Trad Jazz sce Plaque honours Comber-born blues singer Ottilie Patterson
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The story of Ottilie Patterson is traced in a new BBC NI documentary