Composer Burt Bacharach, whose hits such as “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” provided a mellow alternative soundtrack to rock and roll in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 94, his publicist told Reuters.
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Bacharach’s “Alfie” for the Michael Caine movie of the same name was a hit for Cilla Black and Tom Jones sang his title tune for Woody Allen’s “What’s New Pussycat?” Other movie music from Bacharach included “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” for which Bacharach and David won two Academy Awards and a Grammy for best score.His “Baby, It’s You” was recorded by the Beatles, Elvis Costello, Gene Pitney and Perry Como.
He continued composing with partners including British rocker Elvis Costello. He recorded several songs with Nashville songwriter Daniel Tashian during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pair performed a Tiny Desk concert for National Public Radio in September 2020 with Bacharach on piano from his home in Los Angeles and Tashian singing from his garage in Nashville.
Bacharach served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War but wore a tuxedo instead of military fatigues and played piano in officers’ clubs across America.