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...

written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named "Jenny" after her. The tune was written on a single scrap of paper by Bilk and handed...

Look up bilk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bilk is a verb meaning to cheat. It can also refer to: Acker Bilk (1929–2014), clarinet player Bilk (drink)...

Bilk is a compilation album consisting of tracks by British trumpeter Kenny Ball, trombone player Chris Barber and clarinetist and band leader Acker Bilk...

and the Starliters, Gene Chandler, Bruce Channel, Shelley Fabares, Mr. Acker Bilk, David Rose, Bobby Vinton, Neil Sedaka, Little Eva, Tommy Roe, The Four...

his status rivals contemporaries Acker Bilk and Chris Barber. Their joint album, The Best of Ball, Barber and Bilk, reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart...

a 1962 British musical film directed by Peter Bezencenet and starring Acker Bilk, Geoffrey Sumner and Jennifer Jayne. It was produced as a second feature...

Prominent trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barber, Freddy Randall, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Ken Colyer and Monty Sunshine performed a populist repertoire...

maths for a time while freelancing musically. In September 1977 he joined Acker Bilk and remained with him into the 2000s. Very 'eavy... Very 'umble (1970)...

the station had broadcast live coverage of a local event. Clarinettist Acker Bilk recorded his final interview with former Presenter John Chapman before...

Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilie Patterson Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band (as Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band) Kenny Ball and his...

"Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk was the number one song of 1962....

international sources, leading to instrumental hit singles from Jorgen Ingmann, Acker Bilk and Bent Fabric. Starting in the mid-1960s, ATCO moved into rock-and-roll...

followed the following year by a sequel, entitled Stranger in the City. Acker Bilk's "Jenny" was renamed "Stranger on the Shore" when it was chosen as the...

British jazz clarinettist and bandleader, and together with Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball was one of the leading members of the trad jazz generation...

Croce (1975), Sam Hinton, Rudy Vallée, Harry Belafonte, Clinton Ford and Acker Bilk. It was also sung by Fozzie Bear in episode 209 of The Muppet Show.[citation...

music interwoven with samples from songs by Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, Acker Bilk, Van Halen, 808 State and field recordings of Tuvan throat singers. Chill...

[citation needed] In 1972, Acker Bilk performed this song under the title of "Pescadores" as part of the album Acker Bilk, His Clarinet & Strings.[citation...

Motherlode The Mothers of Invention The Move The Moving Sidewalks Mr. Acker Bilk Muddy Waters The Murmaids The Music Machine Nancy Sinatra Napoleon XIV...

Victor Feldman Quartet each scored minor hits in 1962 with their covers. Acker Bilk released a version in the UK in January 1963, reaching number 16 in the...

Side Two No. Title Writer(s) Length 7. "Stranger on the Shore" (Acker Bilk cover) Acker Bilk 2:22 8. "Lonely Avenue" (Ray Charles cover) Doc Pomus 3:30 9...

Bennett (1) Berlin (1) Chuck Berry (1) Beyoncé (9) Justin Bieber (8) Mr. Acker Bilk (1) The Black Eyed Peas (3) BLACKstreet (1) Mary J. Blige (1) Blondie...

reached number 3 in Flanders and number 44 in Wallonia. In 1963, Mr. Acker Bilk recorded the song as an instrumental number, which reached number 77 (U...

classes at Elm Court Community Centre since 1994. Amanda Abbington, actress Acker Bilk, clarinetist, divided his time between Pensford, Somerset, and Potters...

1958) 2013 – Kjell Qvale, Norwegian-American businessman (b. 1919) 2014 – Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (b. 1929) 2014 – Michael Coleman,...

June 1963 that the Beatles played this venue as second on the bill to Acker Bilk and his Jazzmen. In 1967, they added Carl Sutcliffe (born 1944 in Leeds)...

In 2003, he released a solo album, Chilled 2 the Sax, which features Acker Bilk, Dina Carroll, and Ola Onabule.[citation needed] Smith became better known...

the Cy Laurie Jazz Band. From 1966 to 1968, he worked for clarinetist Acker Bilk. Following a second career as a teacher in Harrow, London, Fairweather...

such as Billy May, Horst Jankowski, Nelson Riddle, Les Brown, Ted Heath, Acker Bilk, Xavier Cugat, Geoff Bastow, and Franck Pourcel. 1980-2009 he concentrated...

this to date, the first of which was "Stranger on the Shore" by "Mr." Acker Bilk in 1962.) The song also spent a week atop the adult contemporary chart...