Burt Bacharach, whose buoyant pop confections lifted the '60s, dies at 94
Burt Bacharach, the debonair pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that deca
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Burt Bacharach, the debonair pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that deca
Bacharach, who died Feb. 8, wrote hits in the '60s and early '70s with longtime collaborator Hal David. We listen to a 2010 interview with them, and a '98 interview with Bacharach and Elvis Costello.
The winner of six Grammy Awards, three Oscars and an Emmy, the peerless songwriter inspired several generations of listeners and fellow musicians with his impeccably crafted, subtly subversive music. He was not a Grateful Dead fan.
Pop composer Burt Bacharach died on Feb. 8, 2023, at the age of 94. He left a legacy of classic songs beloved by generations.