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)...

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...

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...

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)...

feature ('B') musical film directed by Peter Bezencenet and starring Acker Bilk, Geoffrey Sumner and Jennifer Jayne. It was written by Lyn Fairhurst and...

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

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

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...

number of bands. Other versions have included a jazz interpretation by Acker Bilk and a recording on the organ of the Blackpool Tower Ballroom by Reginald...

[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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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)...

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...

reach their peak until 1963. The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 2 by Chris Barber and Acker Bilk, The Black and White Minstrel Show by The George Mitchell...

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...

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

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...

in His Hands" by Laurie London (1958); and "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk (May 1962). According to OCC it is the second instrumental number one...

Williams with Geoff Love and His Orchestra and "Stranger on the Shore" by Mr Acker Bil" were all released in 1961 but did not reach their peak until 1962....

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