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Acker Bilk R.I.P.

mistrollingin
mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
in Not Sports Related
Apologies if already posted. Gone at 85. "Stranger On The Shore" enduring boyhood memory.

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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    RIP
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    RIP, never saw him live, but as you say stranger on the shore was part of my childhood, brother used to go and see him at chistlehurst caves.
  • stilladdicted
    stilladdicted Posts: 4,307
    RIP - I loved dancing to Midnight In Moscow, one of my favourite records.
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,749
    edited November 2014
    One of my dad's favourite musicians.

    Our bungalow was always a bit of a musical war zone what with my dads renditions of 'Stranger on the Shore' on his clarinet coming out of the living room vs my endless guitar renditions of Smoke on The Water from my bedroom.

    He did manage to convince me to go see Acker at the Tramshed though, blurred memories of smokey room and slightly drunk mum n dad.

    Rest In Peace Acker, or at least get everyone in the next world dancing
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784
    Blimey. Although slightly familiar with his work, I assumed he died years ago.........

    RIP
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,867
    The KOP remembers.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    RIP to one of British jazz's most important personalities.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    RIP Acker. Part of the soundtrack to my youth...
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    Stranger on the Shore------as above part of my youth

    RIP
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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Always a lively presence on (I think) Sunday lunch times on the 'light programme' .. a terrific musician and the leader of a terrific band .. RIP Friend Acker
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Brings back memories of parents and grandparents just thinking about that tune Stranger On The Shore.

    RIP Acker Bilk. Another link to childhood gone.



  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    r i p the first goatee.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,790
    RIP Acker. Certainly a blast from my childhood.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Had a clarinet at 15 but could only play by reading music. I could not get any sheet music for Stranger on the Shore, so was banned to the garage, where I learnt to play bit by bit from memory. Only time I have done this, always thought it was a beautiful piece of music, until I played it. RIP
  • wrighty
    wrighty Posts: 77
    stilladdicted said:

    RIP - I loved dancing to Midnight In Moscow, one of my favourite records.

    Was'nt that Kenny Ball?
  • Tramp
    Tramp Posts: 202
    It was Kenny Ball, first record I bought at the end of first week at work.

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