Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

The Telegraph — Acker Bilk wasn't the only artist who couldn't bear to play the track that made him famous, says Neil McCormick more info

The Telegraph — Acker Bilk, who had a hit with Stranger on the Shore, has died aged 85 more info

The Telegraph — The singer is most famous for his 1961 hit Stranger on the Shore more info

Guardian Music — In 1963, the Beatles became the biggest band in Britain. Here are some authentic slices of the hysteria that greeted their concerts, courtesy of the British Pathé newsreel archiveAlong with much of the mainstream British media, Pathé came to the Be... more info

Guardian Music — Pathé first caught up with the Beatles in October 1963 at the Savoy Hotel in London, where they were guests at a Variety Club bash, alongside the likes of Frank Ifield, Acker Bilk and Charlie Drake. Sgt Pepper seems a very long way distant more info

Guardian Music — Brilliant blues pianist, drummer and founder of the London Jazz Big Band in 1975The jazz pianist – and occasional drummer – Stan Greig, who has died aged 82 after suffering from Parkinson's disease, performed with such leading lights of British t... more info

Guardian Music — From from the British Pathé newsreel archive, Jon Savage unearths footage of the hip young band who rode the trad jazz wave in 1962, inspired by the Original Dixieland Jazz BandReading this on mobile? Watch clip hereThis is a charming period piece, ... more info

Guardian Music — The bucolic peace of Hampshire is shattered when fighting mars a set from Acker Bilk's bandThirty-nine people were hurt, three of them seriously when, as a BBC commentator said, "things got out of hand" at the Beaulieu jazz festival last night.The BB... more info

Topix — During the American rock and roll era , several hundred British singles have topped the American charts but the very first was by a former traditional jazz artist who never had another top 40 hit in the U.S. Bernard Stanley Bilk was born January 28, ... more info