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Stranger On The Shore by Acker Bilk
Acker Bilk
Artist Biography For Acker Bilk
Acker Bilk B. 1929 Is An English Clarinettist Specialising In Trad Jazz And Popular Music. Born On 28th January 1929 In Pensford Somerset Christened Bernard Stanley Bilk He Has Been One Of The World's Best Known Clarinettists Since The Late 1950s. His Trademark Goatee Bowler Hat And Striped Waistcoat Are Almost As Recognisable As His Breathy Vibrato-Rich Middle-Register Clarinet Style. Although Playing Mainly Jazz In Dixieland And Trad Styles He Became Famous For His 1961 Hit "Stranger On The Shore" With Which He Became Mainly Associated In The Public Mind.
sadly This Delightful Man Died 2nd November 2014 Aged 85. Will Be Missed.
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Acker-Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
Acker Bilk Wrote "Stranger On The Shore" For A British Television Serial Series And Recorded It As The Title Track Of A New Album In Which His Signature Deep Quivering Clarinet Was Backed By The Leon Young String Chorale. The Single Was Not Only A Big Hit In The United Kingdom Where It Stayed On The Charts For A Remarkable 55 Weeks Gaining A Second Wind After Bilk Was The Subject Of The TV Show This Is Your Life But Shot To The Top Of The American Charts As Well – At A Time When The American Pop Charts And Radio Playlists Were Open To Just About Anything In Just About Any Style 1 Making Bilk The First Male Briton Ever To Have A Single In The Number One Position On The Billboard Singles Chart. In The Early 1980s Bilk And His Signature Hit Were Newly Familiar Thanks To "Stranger On The Shore" Being Used In The Soundtrack To Sweet Dreams The Film Biography Of Country Music Legend Patsy Cline.
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Biography - Acker Bilk
Acker Bilk B. 1929 Is An English Clarinettist Specialising In Trad Jazz And Popular Music. Born On 28th January 1929 In Pensford Somerset Christened Bernard Stanley Bilk He Has Been One Of The World's Best Known Clarinettists Since The Late 1950s. His Trademark Goatee Bowler Hat And Striped Waistcoat Are Almost As Recognisable As His Breathy Vibrato-Rich Middle-Register Clarinet Style. Although Playing Mainly Jazz In Dixieland And Trad Styles He Became Famous For His 1961 Hit "Stranger On The Shore" With Which He Became Mainly Associated In The Public Mind.
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Acker Bilk wrote "Stranger on the Shore" for a British television serial series, and recorded it as the title track of a new album in which his signature deep, quivering clarinet was backed by the Leon Young String Chorale. The single was not only a big hit in the United Kingdom (where it stayed on the charts for a remarkable 55 weeks, gaining a second wind after Bilk was the subject of the TV show This Is Your Life) but shot to the top of the American charts as well – at a time when the American pop charts and radio playlists were open to just about anything, in just about any style[1]; making Bilk the first male Briton ever to have a single in the number one position on the Billboard singles chart.
In the early 1980s, Bilk and his signature hit were newly familiar, thanks to "Stranger on the Shore" being used in the soundtrack to Sweet Dreams, the film biography of country music legend Patsy Cline. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.