The celebrated jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk has died aged 85. Bilk was perhaps best known for his 1961 song Stranger on the Shore and was one of the most important figures in the revival of ...

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 ...

The music world is in mourning as it has lost yet another legend. Clarinettist Acker Bilk has passed away after battling a long illness. Hailing from Somerset he became famous in the 50s and 60s as ...

Stranger on the Shore is the haunting song that made Acker Bilk an international star. It was originally a shorter piece called Jenny that was named for his daughter. But when a 1960 children's TV ...

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 ...

Jazz clarinetist Acker Bilk has died, aged 85. The musician passed away after a long period of ill health, his manager Pamela Sutton told BBC News. "[Acker had] been ill for some time. He was my great ...

LONDON (AP) - Clarinet player Acker Bilk, whose smooth sound topped music charts on both sides of the Atlantic, has died at the age of 85. Manager Pamela Sutton says Bilk died Sunday at a hospital in ...

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 ...