Earlier this week, Burt Bacharach died at the age of 94. Bacharach was one of the giants of pop songwriting in the ’60s, but his career remained relevant decades later. Bacharach continued to write ...
Composer Burt Bacharach, left, and musician Elvis Costello accept a Grammy Award for "I Still Have That Other Girl" at the 1999 ceremony. (Los Angeles Times) Elvis Costello opened his 10-night run at ...
What the world needs now is Burt, sweet Burt, and there’s a bereft feeling to be had in knowing we won’t be getting any more of the haunting, mind-twisting melodies that characterized the composer’s ...
The Songs of Bacharach & Costello collects all of the published songs that Elvis Costello has written with iconic composer Burt Bacharach. Due in early March, the 45-song set includes live recordings ...
Songs by the late Burt Bacharach worked neatly as instrumental covers, especially when jazz artists were compelled by labels to record with-it albums of contemporary hits in the 1960s and '70s. Like ...
Elvis Costello paid tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator Burt Bacharach Thursday night following news of the legendary songwriter’s death at the age of 94. Bacharach’s death was announced ...
Elvis Costello opened a 10-night run at New York City’s Gramercy Theatre Thursday, the night after Burt Bacharach died, and, as expected, paid tribute to the music legend who was his friend and ...
Composer Burt Bacharach has died at the age of 94. Bacharach died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam said Thursday. The Oscar-winner was known for songs ...
Playing Burt Bacharach songs is not for the faint of heart. They’re sophisticated, complex and filled with subtleties that are more felt than heard. It takes a deft touch and a keen ear to take on any ...
Burt Bacharach, the master pop composer behind innumerable classics—“Walk on By,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “(They Long to Be) ...
Elvis Costello opened his 10-night run at New York’s Gramercy Theatre with a tribute to his longtime collaborator Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer who died Feb. 8 at 94. Costello, 68, covered ...