Down by the Riverside Patterson Ottilie 1962

Down by the Riverside Patterson Ottilie 1962

Ottilie Patterson in the fifties and sixties was the vocalist of the Chris Barber Band. Ottilie was a school teacher but loved her early jazz and wanted to sing like Bessie Smith and other famous jazz singers from that generation. Chis Barber featured her in his programs and she became very popular. Chris and she became involved and she actually became Mrs Chris Barber.
I don't think there are many films of her singing with the band. This is a clip from this 1962 movie about British traditional jazz. Ottilie sings " Down by the Riverside"

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Music

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• jazz
• classic
• revival
• barber

[granty427]

@sturdle ottilie sadly passed away june 20th in an Ayr care home age 79.

[sturdle]

RIP Ottilie.............

[squirrels23]

I put this on DVD and showed it to Otty a couple of years ago. Thank you for keeping this on youtube. RIP great auntie. You were a treasure to music.

[hairyhug]

Saw Ottillie sing the in Clochester early sixties. It stuck in my head and I kept singing it to myself as we loaded 'nukes to V Bombers. (Bring back the cold war and real music)

[1ALJAY]

Proper musicians, fronted by a proper singer. Fantastic.

[Schatten9009]

gospel ;)

[eruptionista]

Never knew she was Mrs Barber! She is absolutely sensational

[kristifercolumnbus]

Pity the sound quality's not there but still wonderful stuff.

[sturdle]

no female singer is better than She.....thanks for that......where is She now, wish her well........

[BarryDeadrock]

Her eyes are fricking amazing! As is the voice obviously.