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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.
2023Burt Bacharach dies in Los AngelesDied of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.