Bill Acklin Entertainments
Bill Acklin - The Solo Entertainer

Bill Acklin

Professional entertainer of 25 years, Bill has performed all over New Zealand and in Australia as a Solo entertainer. A competent keyboard player and singer, Bill has a huge repertoire of songs that range from quiet background music to full on pop songs from the 60’s to the 90’s.

Bill’s achievements include:

- 5 Awards at the 1996 Tamworth Country Music Festival (Aust.) and 4 at the 2004 Event
- 3 Awards at the 1995 Gold Guitars (N.Z) and 2003 gold Guitars
- Composed and recorded 30 songs for TV in 1995
- Composed and sang the ‘Highlanders Song’ in 1997
- Is founding member and MD of the X-Factor Show, originally the X-Set Show, formed in 1994

- Played a key role in stage musical ‘RUSH’ in 1998

- Backed NZ artists Suzanne Prentice, Patsy Riggir, Tom Sharplin, Sir Howard Morrison, Ray Columbus, Suzanne Lynch, Tony Williams, and many others

Bill’s solo act is available for all kinds of functions; company parties, weddings, birthdays, you name it.

Song list example:

Background
If tomorrow never comes
Your Song
Candle in the wind
Daniel
Dream
Words
Massachusetts
In the ghetto
Wonderful tonight
Flower of Scotland

Medium
Livin Doll
Lucky Lips
Wine drinker
Good Luck Cham
Return to Sender
King of the road
It doesn’t matter anymore
Dream lover
Corina
Diana
Suspicious minds
Crazy little thing

Rock and Roll
That’s alright mama
Leroy Brown
Green door
Memphis Tennessee
Oh Boy
Just 17
Run around Sue
Daydream believer
Runaway
Love Potion No 9
Rock around the clock
Pretty woman
Penny arcade
Mod
Silver lining
Johnny B Goode

Popular/Rock
You may be right
Crock Rock
I'm a believer
Old Time Rock and Roll
Hey Baby
Brown eyed girl
Footloose
Hurts so good
Rockabilly rebel
Summer 69
New York New York
Funky Town
All summer long
Buttercup
Took the words
Rivers of Babylon
Get outta this place
Are you old enough