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Burt Bacharach mastered the art of the perfect pop song – and that ain't easy

Easy on the ear, perhaps. But the label of “easy listening” often attached to the songs of Burt Bacharach belies the mastery of his talent in crafting perfect moments in music.

The Conversation

Burt Bacharach: 20 essential songs

Music poured out of Burt Bacharach like martinis out of an ice-cold shaker.

Los Angeles Times

Dionne Warwick: Burt Bacharach’s death ‘like losing a family member’

Bacharach co-wrote a number of Warwick’s biggest hits, including Walk On By

Evening Standard

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Burt Bacharach’s death ‘like losing a family member’, says Dionne Warwick

Bacharach co-wrote a number of Warwick’s biggest hits, including Walk On By and Do You Know The Way To San Jose.

The Independent UK

Burt Bacharach, the essence of pop music success, dies at 94

LOS ANGELES — At the Brill Building, the legendary songwriters’ mecca on Broadway in New York City, composer Burt Bacharach first teamed with lyricist Hal David in 1956. Over the next decade, the two helped define the broad reaches of popular music with a run of hit songs that poured…

Los Angeles Times

Burt Bacharach, legendary pop music composer, dies at 94

Over the past 70 years, only Lennon-McCartney, Carole King and a handful of others rivaled his genius for instantly catchy songs that remained performed, played and hummed long after they were written.

Chicago Sun-Times

Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94

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