It was one of the most successful instrumental singles ever released, but few realise that Acker Bilk’s Stranger on the Shore had a very personal origin ...
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The surprising truth behind one of the biggest-selling instrumental singles of all time
The poignant central clarinet melody of Acker Bilk’s 1961 masterpiece Stranger on the Shore retains the power to bring a lump to the throat - and even coax out a tear or two - 64 years after its ...
Acker Bilk, who has died aged 85, was a jazz clarinettist and bandleader who became a hugely popular figure in the wider world of entertainment; his recordings, in particular Stranger on the Shore, ...
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