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Colr
03-11-2014, 07:07 AM
Old school Jazzman from trad jazz revival has departed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11204386/Acker-Bilk-obituary.html

Cheerio, m' ol' acker.

Peevemor
03-11-2014, 07:14 AM
Old school Jazzman from trad jazz revival has departed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11204386/Acker-Bilk-obituary.html

Cheerio, m' ol' acker.

Stranger on the Shore has always been one of my favourite pieces. RIP Acker.

Lucius Apuleius
03-11-2014, 07:49 AM
RIP to the man. Funnily enough I had a very good friend, now also sadly departed, who stayed with Acker a neighbour on one side and Ian Botham on the other. Would have been interesting. 😖😖
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lapsedhibee
04-11-2014, 03:58 PM
I had a very good friend, now also sadly departed, who stayed with Acker a neighbour on one side and Ian Botham on the other. 


So, a bowler each side then.

Phil D. Rolls
04-11-2014, 05:37 PM
Playing trad Jazz at the pearly gates.

wpj
04-11-2014, 06:20 PM
Very nice indeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5J4ZQ7m4Dg

Colr
04-11-2014, 07:15 PM
Very nice indeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5J4ZQ7m4Dg

I like this one

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fYhmQpoLovA