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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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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)...
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    and the Starliters, Gene Chandler, Bruce Channel, Shelley Fabares, Mr. Acker Bilk, David Rose, Bobby Vinton, Neil Sedaka, Little Eva, Tommy Roe, The Four...
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  • Bilk is a compilation album consisting of tracks by British trumpeter Kenny Ball, trombone player Chris Barber and clarinetist and band leader Acker Bilk...
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    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...
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    Prominent English trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barber, Freddy Randall, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Ken Colyer and Monty Sunshine performed a populist repertoire...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk was the number one song of 1962....
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • the station had broadcast live coverage of a local event. Clarinettist Acker Bilk recorded his final interview with former Presenter John Chapman before...
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  • You're Mine – Keely Smith The Best of Ball, Barber And Bilk – Kenny Ball, Chris Barber, and Acker Bilk The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from Mr. President...
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  • Shirley Bassey, Michel Legrand, Herbie Mann. An instrumental cover by Acker Bilk reached number 5 on the UK singles chart in 1976. 7" single – ZCVE 50420...
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  • 1958) 2013 – Kjell Qvale, Norwegian-American businessman (b. 1919) 2014 – Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (b. 1929) 2014 – Michael Coleman,...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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)...
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  • 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...
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  • Bennett's 20 Greatest Hits by Tony Bennett, with Pye Records for three Acker Bilk albums, and The Hit album series. Promoted on TV at budget prices, many...
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  • Motherlode The Mothers of Invention The Move The Moving Sidewalks Mr. Acker Bilk Muddy Waters The Murmaids The Music Machine Nancy Sinatra Napoleon XIV...
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  • 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...
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  • Progress, official history of the London Trades Council, 1860–1960, 1960 Acker Bilk, biography; May Fair Books, 1962 Novels The Last Day of Lincoln Charles;...
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    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)...
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    colleagues. Later in the decade, Tracey made the arrangements for an Acker Bilk record, Blue Acker, and his first album dedicated to Duke Ellington compositions...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    Bennink (born 1942) Derek Bermel (born 1967) Barney Bigard (1906–1980) Acker Bilk (1929–2014) Chris Biscoe (born 1947) Andy Biskin Dan Block Hamiet Bluiett...
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