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In the late 1960s, when Broadway show tunes and popular music were veering in opposite directions, producer David Merrick, one of the most hidebound c

The influential songwriter and composer Burt Bacharach died Wednesday.  Bacharach began his long, fruitful career in the early 1950s, working as a pianist for popular artists such as Vic Damone and Steve Lawrence. He met lyricist Hal David in 1957 and the two embarked on a decades-spanning partnership, resulting in many beloved hit songs. Following...

The influential songwriter and composer Burt Bacharach died Wednesday.  Bacharach began his long, fruitful career in the early 1950s, working as a pianist for popular artists such as Vic Damone and Steve Lawrence. He met lyricist Hal David in 1957 and the two embarked on a decades-spanning partnership, resulting in many beloved hit songs. Following...

The perfectionist composer was content with being a one-hit musical-theater wonder, calling the experience the hardest thing he had ever done.

CBS Sunday Morning tracked the song's history in a retrospective of Burt Bacharach, who passed away February 8 at age 94.

Burt Bacharach, among the greatest musical composers and writers of his time, died this week at the age of 94. But his legacy will live on forever.

Bacharach wrote some of the most famous songs in movie history.

The songwriter, who died Wednesday at age 94, had hits that spanned decades, spinning poignant musical ballads about broken hearts and the yearning for love.

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.”