Mr. Acker Bilk

Songs Performed or Written by Mr. Acker BilkTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat. Bilk's 1961 instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of 1962, spending 55 weeks on the charts and reaching No. 1 in the NME singles chart and No. 2 in the Record Retailer chart. In May 1962, it reached No.... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Stranger on the Shore - #2: Summer Set - #3: Aria - #4: Buona Sera - #5: That's My Home
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  Mr. Acker Bilk
1.
01/1960

#2  Summer Set
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

133 pts
104
US




5
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
instrumental
[Atco 6160]
written by Acker Bilk greentick & Dave Collett
  Monty Kelly and His Orchestra
2.
02/1960

Summer Set
Monty Kelly and His Orchestra

32 pts
30
US






[Carlton 527]
written by Acker Bilk greentick & Dave Collett
  Mr. Acker Bilk
3.
06/1960

Goodnight Sweet Prince
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

16 pts






50
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
written by Acker Bilk greentick & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4.
08/1960

White Cliffs of Dover
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

31 pts






30
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
written by Walter Kent & Nat Burton
5.
12/1960

#4  Buona Sera
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

107 pts






7
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
written by Carl Sigman & Peter DeRose
6.
07/1961

#5  That's My Home
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

104 pts






7
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
written by Ben Ellison, Leon René & Otis René
Stars and Stripes Forever / Creole Jazz
7.
11/1961

Stars and Stripes Forever / Creole Jazz
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

45 pts






22
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
written by John Philip Sousa & Claude Luter
Stranger on the Shore
8.
12/1961

#1  Stranger on the Shore
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

438 pts
1
US
1
AC
7
R&B
2
UK
with The Leon Young String Chorale
instrumental
[Atco 6217]
written by Acker Bilk greentick & Robert Mellin
9.
03/1962

Frankie and Johnny
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

19 pts






42
UK
written by traditional
  The Drifters
Stranger on the Shore
10.
05/1962

Stranger on the Shore
The Drifters

from Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters   
18 pts
73
US
19
AC




[Atlantic 2143]
written by Acker Bilk greentick & Robert Mellin
  Andy Williams
Stranger on the Shore
11.
06/1962

Stranger on the Shore
Andy Williams

from Warm and Willing   
67 pts
38
US
9
AC


30
UK
[Columbia 42451]
written by Acker Bilk greentick & Robert Mellin
  Mr. Acker Bilk
Dardanella (Part 1)
12.
06/1962

Dardanella (Part 1)
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

4 pts
105
US






as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
instrumental
[Reprise 20,090]
written by Felix Bernard, Fred Fisher & Johnny S. Black
13.
07/1962

Above the Stars
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

22 pts
59
US
19
AC




instrumental
[Atco 6230]
written by Bob Merrill
14.
07/1962

Gotta See Baby Tonight
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

43 pts






24
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
written by Freddy James, Larry Stock & Louis Prima
15.
09/1962

Lonely
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

68 pts






14
UK
with The Leon Young String Chorale
[Atco 6238]
written by Acker Bilk greentick & Norrie Paramor
16.
12/1962

Limelight
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

6 pts
92
US






[Atco 6238]
written by Charlie Chaplin
A Taste of Honey
17.
01/1963

A Taste of Honey
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

69 pts






16
UK
with The Leon Young String Chorale
[Atco 6247]
written by Bobby Scott & Ric Marlow
18.
02/1963

Only You
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

10 pts
77
US






[Atco 6247]
written by Ande Rand
19.
02/1964

The Harem
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

3 pts
125
US






as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
instrumental
[Atco 6282]
written by Eddie Cooper, Dorothy Hodas & Mack Wolfson
20.
08/1976

#3  Aria
Mr. Acker Bilk greentick

126 pts


41
AC


5
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk, his Clarinet & Strings
instrumental
[Pye 71078]
written by Dario Baldan Bembo & Sergio Bardotti
  Roger Whittaker
Stranger on the Shore
21.
04/1983

Stranger on the Shore
Roger Whittaker

from My Favourite Love Songs   
5 pts






95
UK
written by Acker Bilk greentick & Robert Mellin

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