Posted on 02/10/2023 8:57:57 AM PST by Postel
American Jewish songwriter and pianist behind ‘I say a little Prayer’ dies at 94, remembered for romantic, melancholic ballads that blurred line between jazz and pop
By HUW GRIFFITH and SUSAN STUMME9 Feb 2023, 11:36 pm
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Legendary American pop composer, songwriter and pianist Burt Bacharach, whose prolific output provided a chart-topping playlist for the 1960s and 1970s with hits like “I Say a Little Prayer,” has died in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
Bacharach worked with a constellation of stars during his decades-long career, from Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin to Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones. He toured with Marlene Dietrich and collaborated with the White Stripes.
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What a great man.
Thanks
The man had a remarkable career, long and very productive. RIP Burt Bacharach. I’ll never fall in love again....
Let's not forget Elvis Costello and Mike Myers!
Yep, Burt Bacharach became “cool” in the 90s with the hipsters.
That makes me feel old
RIP to a beautiful genius.
What a wonderful talent and great person!
Thank you for helping us make wonderful memories with your great music.
All the good ones are now leaving us.
RIP! We loved what you did for all of us with your music.
Great songs
"Even though we got pretty good reviews, I was under the weather and I had pneumonia and ended up in the hospital,” he recalled. Even while Bacharach was bedridden, producer David Merrick kept pushing for a new song. Within a week of being discharged, he wrote “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again."
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