R.I.P Acker Bilk
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rondetto
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Stranger on the shore, Acker Bilk has died at the age of 85. A big hit in the 60's and famous for wearing a bowler hat and braces, he was a brilliant clarinet player.
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Indeed he was, Rondetto, back in my clarinet-playing days there were two things I wanted to master, Stranger on the Shore and the fantastic glissando which opens Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. I managed the first! Mr DD and me like the music of his era so he will be heard again in this household. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Brilliant, I remember him well, he played at our British Legion club, I also met Eddie Calvert there too.0
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I loved Acker and his music. I too mastered Stranger on the Shore and it finally gave me a musical direction, I moved on to Rhapsody in Blue, the saxophone and spending my free time playing in bands, making money and drinking it. It was a really fun way to spend my mid teens and I got so much from it so thank you Mr Bilk I salute you!Hey little fighter, things will get brighter0
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I well remember Acker Bilk,Stranger On the Shore is a very haunting tune,i keep humming it. Mig0
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