Acker Bilk

Acker Bilk was a clarinet player from Pensford, Somerset, England, who came up through the British traditional jazz scene in the late 1950s. He became an international name in 1962 with the string-backed instrumental 'Stranger on the Shore', a melody he originally wrote for his daughter. Throughout his career he led his Paramount Jazz Band and continued recording clarinet-led albums with lush orchestral arrangements.