Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Jewish-American pianist and composer.

Biography

Bacharach studied music at McGill University and Mannes School of Music. In the 1950s and the early 1960s he was the pianist and bandleader for Marlene Dietrich. He teamed with lyricist Hal David and others to write many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Music - McGill University - Mannes School of Music - 1950s - 1960s - Marlene Dietrich - Hal David - 1970s

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Bacharach's music has been sung by a number of popular singers including the Carpenters, Aretha Franklin, Jack Jones, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Luther Vandross, and especially Dionne Warwick, who recorded his demos. His music, which is mostly classified as Easy listening has been praised for its distinctive melodies, sophisticated style, and light classical feel. He has a total of 52 Top 40 hits. In addition, many of his songs were adapted by jazz artists of the time, such as Stan Getz and Wes Montgomery. The Bacharach-David composition "My Little Red Book", written for

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Carpenters - Aretha Franklin - Jack Jones - Tom Jones - Dusty Springfield - Luther Vandross - Dionne Warwick - Easy listening - Top 40 - Stan Getz - Wes Montgomery

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Manfred Mann in 1965, has become a rock standard.

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Manfred Mann - 1965

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He has been married four times, to Paula Stewart, actress Angie Dickinson, lyricist Carole Bayer Sager (with whom he collaborated on a number of pieces), and currently (as of 2003) Jane Hanson.

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Angie Dickinson - Carole Bayer Sager - As of 2003

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In 1998 he collaborated on an album called Painted From Memory with singer/songwriter Elvis Costello.

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1998 - Elvis Costello

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Bacharach has had cameo roles in a number of Hollywood movies including all three Austin Powers movies. His music is also credited as providing inspiration for these movies.

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Hollywood - Austin Powers

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