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1928 – 2023Burt BacharachAmerican Songwriter & ComposerAmerican composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist, widely regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular music. Working primarily with lyricist Hal David, he wrote dozens of hit songs including Walk on By, I Say a Little Prayer and Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head. He won six Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and charted 73 songs in the American Top 40.
1928Burt Bacharach born in Kansas CityBorn Burt Freeman Bacharach in Kansas City, Missouri. Raised in New York City by his mother, a pianist, and his father, a syndicated newspaper columnist.