R.I.P. Bernard Stanley 'Acker' Bilk, who was a major figure in the UK trad jazz revival of the 1950's and '60s. His playing paid homage to early New Orleans clarinetists such as George Lewis, Edmond Hall, Sidney Bechet, and others. Bilk's biggest hit, 1962's "Stranger on the Shore", was the first song to be a number one hit on both the UK and US charts.
Read the BBC News article on his passing here.
