Discover the story of the song > Stranger On The Shore – Mr Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band

- "Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named "Jenny" after her.

- The tune was written on a single scrap of paper by Bilk and handed over to Leon Young (1916-1991) who crafted the string arrangement, including the characteristic harmonic shifts at the very end.

- The piece was originally released in 1961, and became a huge hit in the United States, reaching #1 in the Billboard charts.

- In 1962, the piece won a Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra.

- The piece has since been covered by many artists, including Sting, Kenny G, and Andrea Bocelli.