Acker Bilk
Dixieland, Musical Artist
1929 –
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Who is Acker Bilk?
Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk MBE is an English clarinettist. He is known for his trademark goatee, bowler hat, striped waistcoat and his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style. Bilk's 1962 instrumental tune Stranger on the Shore became the first No. 1 single in the United States by an English artist in the era of the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1929
Pensford - Also known as
- Mr. Acker Bilk
- Bernard Stanley Bilk
- Bilk, Acker
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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