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8 thoughts on “ It Had To Be You - Mr. Acker Bilk* With The Leon Young String Chorale - Stranger On The Shore (CD, Album) ”

1. Biography. Bilk earned the nickname Acker from the Somerset slang for 'friend' or 'mate'. His parents tried to teach him the piano, but as a boy, Bilk found it restricted his love of outdoor activities including penviverexviserbotysbowlpimanri.xyzinfo lost two front teeth in a school fight and half a finger in a sledging accident, both of which Bilk has claimed to have affected his eventual clarinet style.

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2. May 03,  · This is a straight copy of the EMI album that Acker Bilk recorded with The Leon Young String Chorale. The sound quality is very good and this is the album that made Acker so very popular as a performer because the title song was the theme of a BBC television serial of the time. The strings and arrangements are very good/5(36).

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3. Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, MBE (28 January – 2 November ) was an English clarinettist and vocalist known for his appearance – goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat – and breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style. Bilk's instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of it was in the UK charts for more than 50 weeks.

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4. An all time classic, this must have started Acker on his way to millions from "his clarinet and strings" Limelight - Acker Bilk I don't suppose he though of it at the time! Acker Bilk commented recently that he gets fed up after playing Stranger on the shore for over fifty years. Bobzyeruncle 20th Dec My favourite instrumental from any era.

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5. Wish I had known that the major song on this disc "Stranger on the shore" was a re-recording. Tunes are pleasant enough but if it's original versions and good value one would be better off with something like "Vintage Instrumentals V3" from the Stardust label which includes the Acker Bilk /5().

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6. Mr. Acker Bilk* With The Leon Young String Chorale ‎– Stranger On The Shore Label: ATCO Records ‎– , ATCO Records ‎– ATCO

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7. 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.

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8. This is a straight copy of the EMI album that Acker Bilk recorded with The Leon Young String Chorale. The sound quality is very good and this is the album that made Acker so very popular as a performer because the title song was the theme of a BBC television serial of the time. The strings and arrangements are very good/5(31).

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