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Acker Bilk

English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014)

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Occupation

English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014)

Born in

Pensford

Born

January 28, 1929

Zodiac

Aquarius

Website

www.ackersmusicagency.co.uk/

31,325

days lived

85

age at death

Born
January 28, 1929 in 🇬🇧Pensford
Died
November 2, 2014 in Bath (aged 85)
Zodiac
♒︎Aquarius·snake 🐍
Updated Jul 2026

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Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Aquarius♒︎

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Moon Sign

Virgo♍︎

Dominant Element

Air

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for January 28, 1929

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2014
Day 31,324
Age 85

Death of Acker Bilk

Confidence
96%
Nov 2, 2014

Dies at the age of 85 in Bath, Somerset, England.

Day 31,019
Age 84

Performs at the Stables Theatre

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2014

Acker Bilk performs at the Stables Theatre, Wavendon near Milton Keynes.

2001
Day 26,271
Age 71

Awarded MBE

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2001

Awarded an MBE for his services to music.

1990
Day 22,253
Age 60

Continued Touring

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1990
Flight Manifest
Verified Route
1983
Day 19,696
Age 53

This Is Your Life appearance

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1983

Subject of 'This Is Your Life', surprised by Eamonn Andrews.

1976
Day 17,139
Age 46

Top 20 Hit

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1976

Has a Top 20 hit with 'Aria'.

1962
Day 12,045
Age 32

Marriage to Jean Hawkins

Confidence
96%
Jan 20, 1962

Marries Jean Hawkins.

Day 12,026
Age 32

Chart-topping Success

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1962

'Stranger on the Shore' becomes a No. 1 hit in the U.S.

1961
Day 11,661
Age 31

Stranger on the Shore

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1961

Composes 'Stranger on the Shore' as the theme tune for a TV series.

1960
Day 11,295
Age 30

First UK Chart Hit

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1960

Achieves his first UK chart hit with 'Summer Set'.

1958
Day 10,565
Age 28

Forms Paramount Jazz Band

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1958

Forms his own band, the Paramount Jazz Band.

1950
Day 7,643
Age 20

Professional Musician

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1950

Begins his career as a professional musician after national service.

1947
Day 6,547
Age 17

National Service

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1947

Joins the Royal Air Force for his national service.

1944
Day 5,451
Age 14

Expelled from School

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1944

Expelled from school for putting stink bombs in the organ.

1929
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Bernard Stanley Bilk

Confidence
96%
Jan 28, 1929

Born in Pensford, Somerset, England.