| LC control no. | n 91031154 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bilk, Acker |
| Variant(s) | Bilk, Bernard Stanley |
| Birth date | 19290128 |
| Death date | 20141102 |
| Place of birth | Pensford (England) |
| Place of death | Bath (England) |
| Field of activity | Trad jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Clarinetists Conductors (Music) Composers Jazz musicians |
| Found in | His Stranger on the shore [SR] c1962: label (Acker Bilk) BL auth. file, 17 Dec. 2004 (hdg.: Bilk, Acker, 1929-; ref.: Bilk, Bernard Stanley) Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band WWW site, 17 Dec. 2004 (clarinettist and vocalist, awarded MBE in 2001) Telegraph (online), viewed Nov. 3, 2014 (Acker Bilk; b. Bernard Stanley Bilk, Jan. 28, 1929, Pensford, Somerset; acquired the nickname "Acker," a local word meaning "pal" or "mate," as a boy; d. Nov. 2, 2014; jazz clarinettist and bandleader who became a hugely popular figure in the wider world of entertainment; his recordings, in particular Stranger on the shore, figured among the bestselling records of the 20th century) |
| Associated language | eng |
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