California
Burt Bacharach, composer of iconic hits including ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,’ ‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’’ and ‘Do You Know the Way to San Jose,’ dies at 94.
Feb. 9, 2023
Music
From swinging ’60s sophistication to proto-yacht-rock to adult-contemporary elegance, the Bacharach songbook is sui generis in the annals of popular music.
Entertainment & Arts
Burt Bacharach, who died Wednesday at 94, is a name that “is a synonym for pop-music success in the 1960s,” wrote Leonard Feather, The Times’ former jazz critic.
The songwriting juggernaut behind 32 Top 10 Billboard hits pays tribute to the late composer: ‘He was on his own mountain’
Feb. 10, 2023
Seen by some as his generation’s greatest songwriter, Bacharach teamed up for hits such as ‘I Say a Little Prayer’ and ‘Do You Know the Way to San Jose.’
Legendary singer Dionne Warwick said that despite her tiffs with late composer Burt Bacharach, they always let each other know they were like family.
In a tribute to longtime collaborator Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello sang “Baby, It’s You,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart” and “Please Stay” during his Gramercy run in New York.
Burt Young, who gained fame and an Oscar nomination with the role of Paulie Pennino in “Rocky,” has died.
Oct. 19, 2023
Sérgio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian band leader who helped popularize bossa nova in the ‘60s, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 83.
Sept. 6, 2024
Movies
Director Jay Roach enlisted composer Burt Bacharach for a running gag in the “Austin Powers” movies and said they cried when he played the final scene.