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9 hours ago · Burt Freeman Bacharach ( / ˈbækəræk / BAK-ə-rak; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. [4] [5] [6] Starting in the 1950s, he composed hundreds of pop songs, many in ...
3 days ago · Entertainer and historian Harvey Granat will present “Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager," the second in his three-part series of shows at Berkshire South Regional Community Center, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1. Besides singing many of Bacharach’s classic American Songbook songs, Granat will talk about how Bacharach changed the musical ...
4 days ago · Among the most memorable were the “funny and fearless” Laura’s rendition of “Wives and Lovers” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, preceded by her vivid account of the sexual harassment she encountered from a producer as an eighteen-year-old auditioning for her first Broadway role in the 1998 revival of The Sound of Music (along with her ...
4 days ago · Released in 1970, this song is a cover by the legendary English singer Burt Bacharach. The Carpenters' version, with its soft melodies and catchy chorus, is reminiscent of the prominent hippy movement throughout this era. The single topped several music charts, including the Billboard Top 100 and the Adult Contemporary charts in the U.S.
1 day ago · In his autobiography "Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music," Bacharach said, "I wrote the entire melody, and the only words that kept running through my mind from top to bottom were ...
3 days ago · Summer Nights at the Bandstand returns to Glasgow’s West End this summer with over 10 nights of live music. Summer Nights at the Bandstand are getting set to return to Kelvingrove Park in the West End for the ninth year with plenty of live music. Huge acts are set to take to the stage in the Glasgow park as the gigs are once again likely to ...
1 day ago · Mobile game maker Scopely has taken in $3 billion from ‘Monopoly Go.’. Players, it seems, can’t stop rolling. Walter Driver would like your attention, please. As the cofounder and co-CEO of ...
