Farina, William (2013). The German Cabaret Legacy in American Popular Music. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6863-8. Hernandez, Ernio (May 4, 2003). "What the World Needs Now: The Look of Love Opens on Broadway, May 4". Playbill . Retrieved June 29, 2022. The year 1969 marked, perhaps, the most successful Bacharach-David collaboration, the Oscar-winning " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", written for and prominently featured in the acclaimed film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The two were also awarded a Grammy for Best Cast album of the year for Promises, Promises; the score was nominated for a Tony Award, as well. [54] [55] a b Lohof, Bruce. American Commonplace: Essays on the Popular Culture of the United States, Popular Press (1982). Aguila, Justino (September 17, 2018). "Burt Bacharach and Rudy Perez pen Live to See Another Day for School Gun Violence Survivors". Billboard . Retrieved April 4, 2019.

Bacharach married his fourth wife, Jane Hansen, in 1993. They had two children, son Oliver, born the year before their marriage, and daughter Raleigh, born in 1995. [33] My Best Friend's Wedding The Musical UK & Ireland Tour". LondonTheatre1.com. December 9, 2019 . Retrieved December 11, 2019. In June 2015, Bacharach performed in the UK at the Glastonbury Festival, [76] [88] and a few weeks later appeared on stage at the Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark, South London, to launch What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined, a 90-minute live arrangement of his hits. [89]Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand& Paul Williams (songwriters) / " You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1977) a b c "Burt Bacharach interview: what was it all about?". The Telegraph. June 2013 . Retrieved February 14, 2023.

Burt Bacharach: A Composer Steps Onstage with Shower of Swinging, Successful Melodies", Chicago Tribune, June 14, 1970. Bacharach's third marriage, to lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, spanned nine years (1982–1991). [119] The duo collaborated on a number of musical pieces and adopted a son, Cristopher Elton Bacharach, in 1985. [120] [119] Promises, Promises- Opening Night Production Credits". Internet Broadway Database . Retrieved May 18, 2011.

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Burt Bacharach was a titan on Billboard’s charts and in the music industry at large. The iconic singer/songwriter/producer/composer, who died Wednesday (Feb. 8) at his home in Los Angeles at age 94, charted on Billboard in some capacity in the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, and then, largely via samples and covers, in the ‘90s, ’00s and ‘10s. In 2018, Bacharach released "Live to See Another Day", co-written with Rudy Pérez and featuring the Miami Symphony Orchestra; the song was dedicated to survivors of gun violence in schools, as the proceeds from the release went to the charity Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit organization founded and led by several family members whose children had been killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. [95] [96] Dasrath, Diana; White, Jaquetta (February 9, 2023). "Burt Bacharach, the composer of dozens of top 10 hits, dies at 94". NBC News . Retrieved February 9, 2023. Onofrio, Jan (January 1999). Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publishers. ISBN 9780403099504 . Retrieved February 20, 2013– via Google Books. From 1975 to 1980, Bacharach wrote songs with a number of lyricists including Paul Anka, James J. Kavanaugh, Norman Gimbel, Libby Titus, Anthony Newley, and playwright Neil Simon. His solo albums from the late 1970s, including Futures and Woman, failed to yield hits.

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash& Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009) Gallo, Phil (April 14, 1998). "Bacharach: One Amazing Night". Variety . Retrieved February 17, 2023. Promises, Promises [Original Broadway Cast] Review by Jenna Woolford". allmusic.com . Retrieved February 10, 2023.

Shutt, Mike (February 9, 2023). "The Austin Powers Movies Gave Burt Bacharach A Cheeky Ongoing Tribute To His Musical Prowess". Slash Film . Retrieved February 9, 2023. Bacharach also charted eight sets on the Billboard 200, the highest-charting (No. 18) being his self-titled album in 1971. The enormity of Bacharach’s talent and contributions cannot be overstated. Born in Kansas City, Mo, and educated at music at conservatories in Montreal, New York and California, he was a master composer and arranger, not to mention a pretty fair pianist. He could lay out a melody like other people turn on a sink. And when paired with great lyricists — especially Hal David and, later, Carole Bayer Sager and Elvis Costello — Bacharach created timeless works that were strong enough to sustain multiple “definitive” versions. Bacharach showed a keen interest in jazz as a teenager, disliking his classical piano lessons, and often used a fake ID to gain admission into 52nd Street nightclubs. [7] He got to hear bebop musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Count Basie, whose style influenced his songwriting. [18] [20] In 2003, he arranged and produced Ronald Isley's album Here I Am, on which Isley sang a program of Bacharach songs mostly drawn from Bacharach's 1960s-era hits. [81] [82] Bacharach's 2005 solo album At This Time was a departure from past works in that Bacharach penned his own lyrics, some of which dealt with political themes. [76] [83] Guest stars on the album included Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright, and hip-hop producer Dr. Dre. [83]Clevenger, Andrew (Spring 2003). "Director Scott Ellis and Look of Love collaborator, David Thompson, discuss the intricacies of creating a musical from Burt Bacharach and Hal David's greatest hits". Roundabout Theatre Company. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Barr, Sabrina (February 9, 2023). "Ronan Keating recalls working with late Burt Bacharach after composer's death". Metro . Retrieved February 17, 2023. The Grammy and Academy Award winner wrote or co-wrote seven No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in his lifetime, and they reigned in four distinct decades. Here’s a rundown, listed chronologically: a b c Dunbavan, Peter. An Avid's Guide to Sixties Songwriters, AuthorHouse UK, Bloomington, Indiana, 2017, chapter 3. ISBN 978-1-5246-3347-9 In 2016, Bacharach, at 88 years old, composed and arranged his first original score in 16 years for the film A Boy Called Po (along with composer Joseph Bauer [90]). The score was released on September 1, 2017. The entire 30-minute score was recorded in just two days at Capitol Studios. [91] The theme song, "Dancing with Your Shadow", was composed by Bacharach, with lyrics by Billy Mann, and performed by Sheryl Crow. [92] After seeing the film, a true story about a child with autism, Bacharach decided he wanted to write a score for it, as well as a theme song, in tribute to his daughter Nikki—who had gone undiagnosed with Asperger syndrome, and who committed suicide because of depression at the age of 40. [93] [94] "It touched me very much", the composer said. "I had gone through this with Nikki. Sometimes you do things that make you feel. It's not about money or rewards." [91]