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Active

1950s - 2000s

Born

January 28, 1929 in Pensford, Somerset, England

Died

November 2, 2014 in Bath, Somerset, England

Genre

Jazz Easy Listening

Styles

Trad Jazz

Also Known As

Bernard Stanley Bilk
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Acker Bilk

Biography by Richard S. Ginell

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Self-taught clarinetist at the forefront of the early-'60s British "trad jazz" boom.
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Album Highlights

  • All That Jazz
    Kenny Ball / Chris Barb … / Acker B …
    All That Jazz
  • Stranger on the Shore
    Acker Bilk
    Stranger on the Shore
  • Boaters Bowlers & Bowties: The Best of Barber, Ball & Bilk
    Chris Barber / Kenny Ba … / Acker …
    Boaters Bowlers & B …
  • Blaze Away
    Acker Bilk
    Blaze Away
  • At Sundown
    Acker Bilk
    At Sundown
  • Best of Acker Bilk [GNP]
    Acker Bilk
    Best of Acker Bilk [GNP …
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