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Burt Bacharach
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Biography
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Burt Bacharach was an American composer, pianist and arranger whose partnership with lyricist Hal David produced songs including Walk On By, Don't Make Me Over and The Look of Love. Their recordings with Dionne Warwick became a sustained collaboration across the 1960s and early 1970s.
Bacharach also composed for cinema and Broadway, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and the musical Promises, Promises. Later collaborators included Carole Bayer Sager and Elvis Costello. He entered the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972 and received its Johnny Mercer Award in 1996.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Songwriters Hall of Fame — Burt BacharachSongwriting partnerships, stage and film work, and honours.
- Songwriters Hall of Fame — Remembering Burt BacharachLater collaborators and retrospective career context.