Ottilie Patterson - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
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Saw Ottilie Paterson sing this with the Chris Barber band at Wolverhampton Civic Hall around 1957
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seriouslyyyyyyy. i miss that one!
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@kershaw991 A beautiful voice and a lovely lady. Sadly missed by me especially. My great aunt and a great inspiration to my music.
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@sunglassesron53 , Classic touch of Ottilie patterson Beautiful Voice,
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Classic Ottilie Patterson, Brilliant , Thanks for posting
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@oulgundog I was so sorry that Otillie had passed away. Over the years I lost sight of her, and whether she was still performing. She was a friend, and we would share a beer or two at the 100 club in Oxford Street. I still have a vivid picture of her in my mind when I recall her first stage apearance in Croydon. That small framed woman with that huge voice, magic! Thank goodness we still have records of her.
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Yes Otillie was Interred in Comber (Co Down)just a few miles up the road from me .. she was great.. a legend.
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@zoliloquio ottilie sadly died on mon 20th june in an ayr care home, was front page news story in ayrshire post dated july 1st.
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@zoliloquio Ottilie is retired, living in Scotland. She plays classical piano now. I watched her and loved her blues right from when she first started, before she married Chris Barber.
jphar.
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thought that Ottilie changed alot but Bessie was great.
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If there were any doubts about who was singing just listen to the backing band particularly the trombone/ Ottilie is great but she would tell you that Bessie was the Queen.
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Who said white, middle class Irish women can't sing the blues?
Yeah! I want the Bessie Smith version too.
Hey, isn't that photo of Bessie?
neurotichellfem 2 years ago
Yes sorry about that - when I uploaded the video I was mistakenly under the impression Bessie Smith was the singer...
sunglassesron53 2 years ago
Could this be Ottilie Paterson? I'd appreciate a comment or two from those in the know!
sunglassesron53 3 years ago 2
thanks 18111! To be honest i cant be sure it is Bessie Smith, i didnt record the original tape this came from and it had no track listing.. I have just done my best with what little knowledge i have gained on the web to identify the tracks i have posted. If anyone thinks they can identify this song as being sung by somebody else, please let me know!
sunglassesron53 3 years ago