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Burt Bacharach (1928–2023) Tribute List

Fri Feb 17 20:28:56 EST 2023
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American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist, Burt Bacharach, is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. For six decades, he composed hundreds of pop songs, collaborating with lyricist Hal David (as well as Carole Sager and Christopher Cross). Bacharach's music has unusual and atypical chord progressions, unconventional and shifting time signatures, jazz harmonies, uncommon selections of instruments, and memorable melodies. Over 1,000 different artists have recorded Bacharach's songs, including Dionne Warwick and Tom Jones. He won three Academy Awards, six Grammys, and one Emmy. This tribute highlights Bacharach's legacy through song lyrics and biographical material.
create
The Carpenters
On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
– (They Long To Be) Close To You
blues
B.J. Thomas
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
– Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
wonder
Christopher Cross
Wonderin' to yourself
Hey what have I found
– Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
faith
Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald
And I have faith that I will shine again
I have faith in me
– On My Own
pray
Dionne Warwick
At work I just take time
And all through my coffee break time
I say a little prayer for you
– I Say A Little Prayer
remarkable
My mother played piano by ear, which I thought was remarkable, and I wondered, "Why can't she teach me to do this? It would be so much easier than sitting here doing scales over and over again." But whenever I argued this point with her, she'd say, "You have to learn to play properly."
– Anyone Who Had A Heart
conservatory
At that time, I had already begun taking piano lessons from a woman named Rose Raymond, who had studied with Leopold Godowsky at the Vienna Conservatory.
– Anyone Who Had A Heart
achievement
Bacharach received a number of Grammy Awards throughout his career, including for song of the year for "That's What Friends Are For" (cowritten with Sager). In 2009 he was honoured with a Grammy for lifetime achievement, and three years later he and David shared the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
– Britannica
arrangement
Then in 1968, Bacharach received a Grammy for his instrumental arrangements on Alfie. The score for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) earned Bacharach another Grammy as well as an Oscar. With David, Bacharach also won a second Oscar for the film's easygoing theme song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," as performed by B.J. Thomas.
– Biography
meticulous
While in the late 1970s Bacharach’s name became synonymous with elevator music (due in great part to its sheer familiarity), a closer listening suggests that his meticulously crafted, technically sophisticated compositions are anything but easy listening.
– Bacharach Online
sophisticated
While in the late 1970s Bacharach’s name became synonymous with elevator music (due in great part to its sheer familiarity), a closer listening suggests that his meticulously crafted, technically sophisticated compositions are anything but easy listening.
– Bacharach Online
collaboration
"I am fortunate to have enjoyed a long-time collaboration with Burt Bacharach. Burt is a man of many talents–a masterful arranger, an outstanding conductor, but first and foremost a brilliant composer. Among songwriters there are many tune writers but just a handful of composers. He is one of the few."
– Hal David
composer
"I am fortunate to have enjoyed a long-time collaboration with Burt Bacharach. Burt is a man of many talents–a masterful arranger, an outstanding conductor, but first and foremost a brilliant composer. Among songwriters there are many tune writers but just a handful of composers. He is one of the few."
– Hal David
accolade
He and Hal David co-wrote 2004 SHOF [Songwriters Hall Of Fame] Towering Song What The World Needs Now Is Love; honored with SHOF's highest accolade, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 1996.
– Songwriters Hall Of Fame

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