Legendary composer Burt Bacharach, known for a range of melodies, has died at age 94.
Bacharach, credited for “Walk on By,” “Do You Know The Way to San Jose,” “I say a Little Prayer” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” among other hits died at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, his publicist Tina Brausam toldBurt Bacharach was born on May 12, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, before moving to New York City where he grew up, according to
. His mother, an artist/songwriter, encouraged her son to study music at the Mannes School of Music and McGill University. After leaving the U.S. Army he became a songwriter in the 1950s. Over his 70-year career, Bacharach’s music was frequently performed by Dionne Warwick, his favorite interpreter, thereported. However, Bacharach also created material for Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and others, while Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Frank Sinatra are among the artists who famously performed covers of his songs.
From 1962 to 1968, Dionne Warwick took 15 of Bacharach’s songs to the Billboard Top 40, including “Don’t Make Me Over,” and “I Say a Little Prayer,” according toBacharach took center stage and appeared as himself in the 1997 movie “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” where he performed his 1965 song, “What the World Needs Now is Love,”Check back for more on this developing story.
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