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For whatever reason, the ‘70s were an especially fruitful time for songs about being alone—they have always been effective with an audience.

“Burt Bacharach and Hal David were songsmiths that worked out of the Brill Building — essentially a songwriting factory in New York City — alongside other great songwriters like Carole King and Gerry Goffin,” said Newmyer.

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Gladys Knight, 8 p.m. Friday, The Event Center, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Though everyone has mourned Tina Turner, the world should pour one out for Cynthia Weil, songwriter behind numerous pop smash songs.

The Fifth Dimension's Florence LaRue keeps the group flying up, up and away.

Thoughts on the clash of worldviews at the Grammys and the Super Bowl.

Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, “Painted From Memory.”

Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, “Painted From Memory.” Bacharach noticed, however, that it was the instrumental version of “The Look of Love,” his song popularized by Dusty Springfield. He mischievously asked, during their 1998 interview with The…

Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, "Painted From Memory."