20th-century pop composer Burt Bacharach, arguably the most accomplished of his time, has died at age 94. Over the course of his life, Bacharach helped
Burt Bacharach, who died aged 94, left behind a robust music legacy spanning decades with some of the world s most notable pop songs from What s New Pussycat? to Say a Little Prayer.
He was dubbed ‘easy listening’ but this was nonsense. His dazzling music, a result of classical tuition and nights in bebop clubs, defied categories – and made stars of soul singers, rock bands and mum-friendly crooners