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Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, MBE (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat.. Bilk's 1961 instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of 1962.It spent more than 50 weeks on the UK charts ...
Nov 16, 2006 · "Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named "Jenny" after her. It was subsequently used...
00:00 Jean02:52 We Are Only Just Begun05:54 The Rose09:14 Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)12:27 Morning Has Broken15:30 You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To M...
Jun 29, 2011 · The music world mourns as it has lost yet another legend. Clarinettist Acker Bilk made his transition into the light on November 2, 2014, at the age of 85, a...
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Nov 2, 2014 · Clarinettist Acker Bilk, who personified the trad jazz revival of the 1950s and '60s, has died after a lengthy illness at the age of 85. His most famous song Stranger on the Shore was the UK's ...
Nov 2, 2014 · With his clarinet, goatee beard and bowler hat, Acker Bilk led the British trad jazz boom of the early 1960s, and his 1961 record, the haunting Stranger on the Shore, was in the charts for more ...
Acker Bilk, the legendary jazz musician and clarinet player, has died. Pamela Sutton, who served as his manager for 45 years, confirmed to the BBC that Bilk had "been ill for some time".
Nov 2, 2014 · Acker Bilk, who has died aged 85, was a jazz clarinettist and bandleader who became a hugely popular figure in the wider world of entertainment; his recordings, in particular Stranger On The Shore ...
Nov 2, 2014 · Jazz singer and clarinettist Acker Bilk has died at the age of 85. The musician, who lived in Pensford, Somerset, died on Sunday afternoon at Bath's Royal United Hospital, his manager Pamela ...
