Jazz singer and clarinettist Acker Bilk has died at the age of 85, his manager said today. The performer was best known for writing and performing the clarinet piece 'Stranger On The Shore' which was ...

During the American rock and roll era (1955-present), several hundred British singles have topped the American charts but the very first was by a former traditional jazz artist who never had another ...

English clarinet player Acker Bilk, who beat the Beatles and other British rockers to the top of the U.S. music charts with the instrumental "Stranger on the Shore," has died at the age of 85. By ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Acker Bilk, who has died aged 85, was a jazz clarinettist and bandleader who became a hugely popular figure in the wider world of ...

Acker Bilk, MBE was born Bernard Stanley Bilk on January 28, 1929 in Pensford, Somerset, and was an English clarinettist and vocalist. After Acker left school, he worked in a cigarette factory and ...

English clarinet player Acker Bilk, who beat the Beatles and other British rockers to the top of the US music charts with the instrumental Stranger on the Shore, has died at the age of 85. Manager ...

Jazz singer and clarinettist Acker Bilk has died at the age of 85, his manager said today. The performer, who lived in Pensford, Somerset, died this afternoon at Bath's Royal United Hospital, Pamela ...

In this file photo dated March 13, 2001, clarinettist and vocalist Acker Bilk holds his MBE awarded to him for services to the music industry, who has died Sunday Nov. 2, 2014, aged 85. The legendary ...

Acker Bilk, who has died aged 85, was a jazz musician who rose to fame on a wave of enthusiasm for trad jazz but, with his distinctive look of long sideburns, goatee beard, garish waistcoat, and ...

LONDON (AP) - English clarinet player Acker Bilk, who beat the Beatles and other British rockers to the top of the U.S. music charts with the instrumental "Stranger on the Shore," has died at the age ...

Acker Bilk, the legendary jazz clarinettist, has died at the age of 85. The musician, who lived in Pensford, Somerset, died this afternoon at Bath's Royal United Hospital, his manager Pamela Sutton ...