Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist.

Bacharach composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner, three-time Academy Award winner, and Emmy Award winner, Bacharach's songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists. He is generally regarded as one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music.

Most of Bacharach and David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick, but earlier associations saw the composing duo work with Marty Robbins, Perry Como, Gene McDaniels, and Jerry Butler. Following the initial success of these collaborations, Bacharach went on to write hits for Gene Pitney, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Jackie DeShannon, Bobbie Gentry, Tom Jones, Herb Alpert, B. J. Thomas, and the Carpenters, among numerous other artists. He arranged, conducted, and produced much of his recorded output.

Songs that he co-wrote which have topped the Billboard Hot 100 include "This Guy's in Love with You" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969), "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (1970), "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (1981), and "That's What Friends Are For" (1986).

Bacharach died February 8, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. He was 94.