Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San ...

What the world needs now, many Burt Bacharach fans can agree, is for that deep catalog of songs to not be consigned to history. Stepping up to present much of that material in a new light is a tour ...

We remember composer and arranger Burt Bacharach, who died last week at 94. Bacharach, along with lyricist Hal David, created dozens of pop hits of the '60s and early '70s. He was known for his ...

This is FRESH AIR. Songs written by pop composer Burt Bacharach include "Walk On By," "Wishin' And Hopin'," "What The World Needs Now," "What's New, Pussycat?" and "Wives And Lovers." And that's just ...

Few music fans consider David Bowie to be the missing link between fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Todd Rundgren and legendary pop songwriter Burt Bacharach, who won six Grammy Awards, three ...

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 12, 1928, Bacharach was raised in the Kew Gardens section of New York City. Becoming a skilled pianist as a teen, Bacharach visited nightclubs where jazz legends ...

In 1964, singer-songwriter Todd Rundgren wasn’t quite 16 years old when a Burt Bacharach song first caught his attention. “The first thing I heard, or the first thing I reacted to, was ‘Walk On By’ by ...

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