Acker Bilk

It most certainly is.

It got into my veins when I was at school and heard the likes of Kenny Ball and, uh, Acker Bilk and p- players like that.

Then went on to discover swing music, big band music, bebop and the rest, and, uh, it's all inf- infectious music, great stuff.

You say it's infectious.

No. Acker pray.

You can have it as Acker Bilk.

Get on your knees, said Acker Bilk.

You can say that if you like.

But that doesn't help with the name of the artist.

Oh, Acker

Bilk.

Acker Bilk.

Well, I, I mean, I was listening to...

Because I was only playing clarinet and I didn't get to the sax, so it was Acker Bilk and, um-

[laughs]

[imitates saxophone] Benny Hill.

And I think we did have a record player and my sister was listening to all of the Elvis Presley that she could.

And my dad was really into Tijuana Brass and Acker Bilk.

That was the music that was happening in our home.

Also, it was on the radio.

Live it long and live it fast." Georgie was a friend of mine, oh yeah.

[whistling] Acker Bilk, his clarinet and strings steps down to at [drum beating]

Number seven

With Aria.