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Podcast: Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"
Episode: Wanna See A Musical with Richard Clements (Ottilie The Forgotten Queen of the Blues)
Description: The godmother of British blues began life in a terrace in Northern Ireland, a little girl who felt like an outsider. When the blues music drifted across from the American GIs up the road, Ottilie became obsessed: she’d found her tribe. From teaching herself songs from sheet music and gigging in Belfast, she went on to play the Royal Festival Hall and tour the UK and USA with the Chris Barber Band, accompanying greats like Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson.Dubbed “the greatest singer to emerge this side of the Atlantic”, Ottilie was an immen...