Read the bio below and try to give details on acker bilk 's: - instrument - website - death place - years active - birth name - label - death date - genre - birth date - name - background - image - birth place - occupation Bio: bernard stanley '' acker '' bilk , -lrb- 28 january 1929 -- 2 november 2014 -rrb- was an english clarinettist and vocalist known for his appearance -- goatee , bowler hat and striped waistcoat -- and breathy , vibrato-rich , lower-register clarinet style . bilk 's 1962 instrumental tune '' stranger on the shore '' became the uk 's biggest selling single of 1962 : it was in the uk charts for more than 50 weeks , peaked at number two , and was the first no. 1 single in the united states by a british artist in the era of the modern '' billboard '' hot 100 pop chart .
- instrument is clarinet- website is -lsb- http://www.ackersmusicagency.co.uk ackersmusicagency.co.uk -rsb-- death place is bath , somerset , england , uk- years active is 1954 -- 2013- birth name is bernard stanley bilk- label is atco , stomp off , gnp , lake , emi , columbia , castle , philips- death date is 2 november 2014- genre is traditional jazz- birth date is 28 january 1929- name is acker bilk- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- image is acker_bilk . jpg- birth place is pensford , somerset , england , uk- occupation is musician