Showing posts with label Acker Bilk. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Acker Bilk

Mr Acker Bilk - Sentimental Journey

Acker Bilk - Buona Sera - old version

Mr Acker Bilk - La Paloma

Acker Bilk - hey Jude_

I just called to say i love you - Acker Bilk

Acker Bilk ~ Mona Lisa

Mr. Acker Bilk - Brahm's Lullaby


Acker Bilk

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Acker Bilk
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Background information
Birth nameBernard Stanley Bilk
Born28 January 1929
PensfordSomerset, England, UK
Died2 November 2014 (aged 85)
BathSomerset, England, UK
GenresTraditional jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsClarinet
Years active1954–2013
LabelsAtcoEMIColumbiaCastle,PhilipsStomp OffGNPLake
Websiteackersmusicagency.co.uk
Bernard Stanley "AckerBilkMBE (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinettist and vocalist known for his appearance – goateebowler hat and striped waistcoat – and breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style.
Bilk's 1962 instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of 1962: it was in the UK charts for more than 50 weeks, peaked at number two, and was the first No. 1 single in the United States by a British artist in the era of the modern Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.[1]