Ottilie patterson biography of barack
Patterson, Ottilie Anna | Dictionary of Irish Biography.
Ottilie patterson biography of barack
Ottilie Patterson
Northern Irish singer (1932–2011)
Ottilie Patterson | |
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Patterson with the Chris Barber Band, in the Netherlands, 1957 | |
Birth name | Anna Ottilie Patterson |
Born | (1932-01-31)31 January 1932 Comber, County Down, Northern 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
Anna Ottilie Patterson (31 January 1932 – 20 June 2011) was a Northern Irish blues singer best known for her performances and recordings with the Chris Barber Jazz Band in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
She has been called the godmother of British blues [1] and the greatest of all British blues singers,[2] often surprising audiences with her large soulful voice and instinctive feeling for the genre.
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Biography
Anna Ottilie Patterson was born in Comber, County Down, Northern I