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Burt Bacharach Dead?

Date of Death: Death Not Confirmed
Cause(s) of Death: Not Known
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Burt F. Bacharach ( /ˈbækəræk/ BAK-ə-rak; born May 12, 1928) is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick. Following on with the initial success of this collaboration, Bacharach went on to produce hits with Dusty Springfield, Bobbie Gentry, Jackie DeShannon and others. As of 2006, Bacharach had written 70 Top 40 hits in the U.S., and 52 Top 40 hits in the UK. Burt Bacharach was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but grew up in the Forest Hills section of New York City, graduating from Forest Hills High School in 1946. He is the son of Irma (née Freeman) and Bert Bacharach, a well-known syndicated newspaper columnist, and is of German-Jewish descent. Bacharach studied music at McGill University, under Helmut Blume, at the Mannes School of Music, and at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, California. His composition teachers included Darius Milhaud, Henry Cowell, and Bohuslav Martinů. Following service in the Army, Bacharach worked as a pianist, both as a solo

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• May-24-2013, 01:41:41

  RT @import_cd: 『Painted From Memory』Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach 909円 http://t.co/J4LciJOZOZ

• May-24-2013, 01:31:19

  RT @micheldebruijn: @sandravogelaar Dat prachtige liedje van Burt Bacharach op gitaar spelen! The Land Of Make Believe

• May-24-2013, 01:30:26

  IN PERFOMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: BURT BACHARACH AND HAL DAVID: http://t.co/X4qa01vzoP via @youtube

• May-24-2013, 01:29:35

  @sandravogelaar Dat prachtige liedje van Burt Bacharach op gitaar spelen! The Land Of Make Believe

• May-24-2013, 01:20:02

  A wonderful weekend reading & listening combo, Burt Bacharach's Anyone Who Had A Heart. http://t.co/NsjuGfhEQ5

• May-24-2013, 01:06:56

  @Rose_Matafeo can you please tweet a photo of the Burt Bacharach drawing!?

• May-24-2013, 01:03:42

  @greggarbo cool! Top of the class! Burt Bacharach "Something Big" was my favorite

• May-24-2013, 00:48:09

  @KevinShockey @alexSSN ha! I feel like I have heard it on a casino ad.....and as for baccarat, I can only think of Burt... #Bacharach

• May-23-2013, 23:39:42

  @Rose_Matafeo #drawsomething draw Burt Bacharach eating a cupcake!

• May-23-2013, 22:44:29

  Burt Bacharach Opens Up About Daughter's Suicide: 'We All Did Everything We Could' http://t.co/yoxs3z5HpD

• May-23-2013, 22:36:28

  A synonym is a word you use when you can?t spell the word you first thought of. - Burt Bacharach

• May-23-2013, 22:29:06

  Burt Bacharach~ A synonym is a word you use when you cant spell the word you first thought of.

• May-23-2013, 22:29:00

  A synonym is a word you use when you can?t spell the word you first thought of. - Burt Bacharach

• May-23-2013, 22:28:10

  I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/t5buvbLFDJ Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach - Toledo

• May-23-2013, 22:14:48

  Noel Gallagher on 'Burt Bacharach - This Is Now (1996)': http://t.co/sBP8GZLzTx Y HASTA LA FECHA NADIE LO HA HECHO MEJOR QUE EL =)