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Acker Bilk was a musician whose professional career began in 1954. He is also recognized by the pseudonym Acker Bilk.
He was born on January 28, 1929, and died on November 2, 2014.
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Pensford, Somerset, England, UK
Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, MBE (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was a British clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat. Bilk's 1962 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, peaking…
Known for
- Bullseye — Self - Special Guest1981
- Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde — Self1969
- The Ghost Goes Gear — Self1966
- 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet — Self1966
- Holiday in St. Tropez — Singer1964
- Die Drehscheibe — Self1964
- It's All Over Town — Self - Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band1963
- Look at Life: Jazz All the Way — Self1963
- Band of Thieves — Self1962
- Four Hits and a Mister1962
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stanley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Pensford
- Place of death
- Bath
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Record label
- Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.
- Military branch
- British Army
- Official website
- www.ackersmusicagency.co.uk
- Image
- Acker bilk.jpg
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- date of death
- 2014-11-02
- date of birth
- 1929-01-28
- ethnic group
- English people
- birth name
- Bernard Stanley Bilk
- pseudonym
- Acker Bilk
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- Commons category
- Acker Bilk
- described at URL
- openbenches.org/bench/26093
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