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The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: doubleboost on November 02, 2014, 06:04:36 PM

Title: R.I.P Acker Bilk
Post by: doubleboost on November 02, 2014, 06:04:36 PM

Total class music
John

Title: Re: R.I.P Acker Bilk
Post by: Deko on November 03, 2014, 03:06:45 PM

I second that John.

Dek.

Title: Re: R.I.P Acker Bilk
Post by: hermetic on November 03, 2014, 04:36:30 PM

I'll third it, He was one of the greats of jazz, can remember him on TOTP forever with "stranger"
Phil

Title: Re: R.I.P Acker Bilk
Post by: awemawson on November 03, 2014, 04:50:52 PM

My uncle used to play 'Strangers on the Shore' endlessly - I'm sure the groove in the record must have been worn smooth in the end  :lol:

Title: Re: R.I.P Acker Bilk
Post by: Eugene on November 04, 2014, 04:13:45 AM

Great man Acker, a real gent. My two claims to brushing with fame are standing next to Acker in the urinal at Birmingham Town Hall and having my sandwiches stolen by one of The Queen's labradors. It seems like a history lesson to confess to being of the "Trad" generation.

Nice obit in "The Telegraph". >>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11204386/Acker-Bilk-obituary.html

Eug