BACHARACH, BURT

băkˈərăkˌ, 1929–, American composer, arranger, and conductor, b. Kansas City, Mo. He began his career playing piano with jazz bands in the 1940s and then as a pianist and arranger for nightclub acts, notably with Marlene Dietrich in the 1950s. With the lyricist Hal David, Bacharach produced a number of popular songs from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. These include "Don't Make Me Over," "What the World Needs Now," "Walk On By," and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose." The team also provided words and music for the successful Broadway musical Promises, Promises (1968) and the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969; Academy Award). The partnership ended in 1973, and Bachrach began working with the lyricist Carole Bayer Sager in 1981 (they married the following year). The two scored a big hit with their song "That's What Friends Are For" in 1986. Bachrach has also written soundtracks for more recent films, e.g., for Arthur (1981; Academy Award), Grace of My Heart (1996, with rocker Elvis Costello), and Austin Powers (1997). Bacharach's music utilizes a variety of styles, including Latin, rock, and gospel, and is marked by unexpected chord changes.

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Mutual Aid and Union Renewal: Cycles of Logics of Action
Book by Samuel B. Bacharach, Peter A. Bamberger, William J. Sonnenstuhl; Cornell University Press, 2001
Subjects: Labor Unions--United States
...Barling, 349 66. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Associa- tion. Gordon, M. E., J. W. Philpot, R. E. Burt, C. A. Thompson, W. E. Spiller. 1980. Com- mitment to the Union: Development of a Measure and an Examination of Its...
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Conductors and Composers of Popular Orchestral Music: A Biographical and Discographical Sourcebook
Book by Reuben Musiker, Naomi Musiker; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Composers--Biography, Conductors (Music)--Biography, Orchestral Music--Bio-Bibliography, Orchestral Music--Discography, Popular Music--Bio-Bibliography, Popular Music--Discography
B BACHARACH, BURT (b. 12 May 1928) Burt Bacharach was born in Kansas City. He was the son of a journalist and at first wanted to be a footballer. At high school his interest in music grew, and he appeared in shows with Dizzy Gillespie and...
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Biographical Dictionary of American Music
Book by Charles Eugene Claghorn; Parker Publishing, 1973
Subjects: Music--United States--Bio-Bibliography, Musicians--United States--Biography--Dictionaries
...organist; formed his own trio and recorded in 1962. BACHARACH, BURT F. b. 1928 Kansas City, Missouri. Singer, composer...Ames Brothers , and Marlene Dietrich; albums-- Burt Bacharach, The Man and His Songs; Butch Cassidy and The Sundance...
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Rock Eras: Interpretations of Music and Society, 1954-1984
Book by Jim Curtis; Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1987
Subjects: Music--Social Aspects, Rock Music--History And Criticism
...Its You," 138 "Baby Lets Play House," 29 "Baby Love," 98 , 101 Bach, Johann Sebastian, 185 , 287 , 295 Bacharach, Burt, 221 , 263 "Back in the U.S.A.," 52 , 78 , 79 "Back in the U.S.S.R.," 202 "Back Street Girls...
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Access All Eras: Tribute Bands and Global Pop Culture
Book by Shane Homan; Open University Press, 2006
Subjects: Musical Groups, Popular Culture, Popular Music
...authenticity 3, 20-22, 28, 44, 45-8 contradictory discourses of 14-15 Ayres, Henrique 206-7 Babiuk, A. 130 Bacharach, Burt 217 7 Back Stabbath 9 Backbeat Beatles 41 Backstage Magazine 136, 142, 143, 149 Bad Bobs Vapors, Memphis 170...
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journal articles on: Bacharach Burt  - 27 results

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Retirement, Social Support, and Drinking Behavior: a Cohort Analysis of Males with a Baseline History of Problem Drinking
Journal article by Samuel B. Bacharach, Peter A. Bamberger, Ayala Cohen, Etti Doveh; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 37, 2007
Subjects: Alcohol use, Behavior, Older people, Problems, Retirement, Social support, Studies
...with PD may be more salient (Bacharach, Bamberger, Sonnenstuhl, 2002; Bacharach et al., 2004). Indeed...strong or intimate ties (Burt, 1984; Fischer, 1982...relationship (which as noted by Bacharach et al., 2004, may not necessarily...
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Traveling with Poetry; Playing with Language
Journal article by Jeanie Burnett; Childhood Education, Vol. 78, 2002
Subjects: Books--Bibliography, Children's books--Bibliography
...an enjoyable collection of poetry. Indices for titles, authors, and first lines add value. Ages birth-12. Bacharach, Burt Hal David I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR YOU. Il. by Karin Littlewood. ISBN 0-439-29658-7. New York: The Chicken...
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Jews Dreaming of Acceptance: from the Brill Building to Suburbia with Love
Journal article by Jon Stratton; Shofar, Vol. 27, 2009
Subjects: Composers, Jews, Middle class, Minority & ethnic groups, Musical performances, Personal relationships, Suburban areas
...Goffin and Kings "Chains" and Burt Bacharach and Hal Davids "Baby Its You...other writers at 1650 Broadway. Bacharach, who, with David, had been writing...Warwick had thirty-one hits with Bacharach and David compositions. In 1976...
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Questions of Genre in Black Popular Music
Journal article by David Brackett; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 25, 2005
Subjects: African American music--Social aspects, African Americans--Music, African Americans--Social aspects, Group identity, Motion pictures--Criticism and interpretation, Movies--Criticism and interpretation, Social identity, The Jerk (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation
...emerged during the 1960s (including, most notably, Burt Bacharach). Webb retained the basic aesthetic of Tin Pan Alley...the first song on the album, written in 1964 by Butt Bacharach and Hal David), Hayes approaches these 1960s updates...
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Lounge Caravan: a Selective Discography
Journal article by Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith; Music Library Association. Notes, Vol. 61, 2005
Subjects: Instrumental music, Musical recordings, Musicians & conductors, Musicology
...and "The Lonely Bull," their hits "Tijuana Taxi" (from 1965), "The Spanish Flea" (also from 1965), and Burt Bacharach and Hal Davids arrangement for the Brass of "This Guys in Love with You" (1967). Julius Wechter, a close friend...
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Man from Heaven: The Songs of Burt Bacharach Are Enjoying a Revival That Seems Unlikely Only at First Hearing
Magazine article by Francis Davis; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 279, June 1997
Subjects: Bacharach, Burt, Composers, Music, Popular music
...Man from Heaven: The Songs of Burt Bacharach Are Enjoying a Revival That Seems...First Hearing. by Francis Davis BURT Bacharach, the composer with the lyricist...ambitious, is Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach, a two-disc set produced by...
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The Look of Love No 4061
Magazine article by Ms De Meaner; New Statesman, Vol. 138, February 9, 2009
Subjects: Bacharach, Burt--Works, Musicians--Works
...No 4061. by Ms de Meaner Set by Didier dArgent Gordon Brown is a big Burt Bacharach fan, wrote Kevin Maguire in the New Statesman last October. We asked for any Bacharach song (hes had 52 hits in the top 40 in the UK, after all), rewritten...
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What's New Pussycat?
Magazine article by Kevin Maguire; New Statesman, Vol. 137, November 3, 2008
Subjects: Allan, Tim--Powers and duties, Brown, Gordon (British prime minister)--Powers and duties, Legislators--Powers and duties, Prime ministers--Powers and duties, Rudd, Roland--Powers and duties
...Brown has outed himself as a closet Burt Bacharach fan. Between wrestling with soaring...composer in, erm, Downing Street. Bacharach was touring the bunker, crooned...default inquiry into which team Bacharach supports, he displayed a fondness...
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Season Preview 2011-12: The Year's Top 10 Most-Produced Plays
Magazine article by Diep Tran; American Theatre, Vol. 28, October 2011
Subjects: Drama--Appreciation, Drama--Calendars, Drama--Personalities, Plays--Appreciation, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Personalities
...lyrics: Steven Sater; music: Burt Bacharach. Nov 26-Dec 31. Dividing the...Piscopink. Apr 12-14. Carmen Sings Burt Bacharach, Apr 21. Home Exchange, Hy...lyrics: Hal David; music: Burt Bacharach; dir: Robert Wilder. Oct13...
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Jonathan Tunick Finding the Fit: America's Best-Known Orchestrator Marries the Musical Sounds to the Story
Magazine article by Mark Dundas Wood; American Theatre, Vol. 19, October 2002
Subjects: Instrumentation and orchestration--Evaluation, Theater--Music, Tunick, Jonathan--Interviews
...orchestrator came in 1968, with the Burt Bacharach/Hal David musical Promises...all agreed that if youre doing a Bacharach musical, youve got to have the...intrinsic part of his sound." Had Bacharach continued writing for the theatre...
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newspaper articles on: Bacharach Burt  - 443 results

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Magic Moments with Burt; Musical Legend: Burt Bacharach, Starring at the Electric Proms, Inspired Awe among the Marvellous BBC Concert Orchestra, Top, and Guest Singers Jamie Cullum and Adele
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 23, 2008
Subjects: Bacharach, Burt, Concerts, Proms (Parties)
...Moments with Burt; Musical Legend: Burt Bacharach, Starring at the Electric Proms...upstarts in comparison. Still, Burt Bacharach looked pretty incredible for 80...and cool in one package, but Burt Bacharach is that man. Until 26 October...
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Steve Tyrell Sings Hits of Sinatra, Bacharach
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 23, 2008
Subjects: Bacharach, Burt--Achievements and awards, Sinatra, Frank--Achievements and awards
...devoted fan of Frank Sinatra or Burt Bacharach - and there are hundreds of millions...Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, Bettle Midler and Stevie Wonder...19 when he began producing with Burt Bacharach and Hal David while he was working...
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Steve Tyrell Sings Hits of Sinatra, Bacharach
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2008
Subjects: Bacharach, Burt--Achievements and awards, Sinatra, Frank--Achievements and awards
...devoted fan of Frank Sinatra or Burt Bacharach - and there are hundreds of millions...Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, Bettle Midler and Stevie Wonder...19 when he began producing with Burt Bacharach and Hal David while he was working...
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'Back to Bacharach' 40 Years in the Making
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2008
Subjects: Bacharach, Burt, Recording industry, Sound recording industry
Back to Bacharach 40 Years in the Making. "I never was...industry, but it was songwriting producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David with whom he developed...music industry. Through his work with Bacharach and David, Tyrell got to work in motion...
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Ben Folds Five: Music for 'Sissies': Bacharach Influence Results in 'Wimpy,' Self-Indulgent Album
Newspaper article by Joe Schaeffer; The Washington Times, June 17, 1999
Subjects: Bacharach, Burt
...Folds Five: Music for sissies: Bacharach influence results in wimpy, self...influenced most by the music of Burt Bacharach, so that may account for the slouch...Your Plans," the most obviously Bacharach-flavored song on the album...
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encyclopedia articles on: Bacharach Burt  - 1 result

 
 
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Bacharach, Burt
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BACHARACH, BURT bak rak , 1928 , American composer...the 1950s. With lyricist Hal David, Bacharach produced many popular songs from the...The partnership ended in 1973, and Bacharach began working with lyricist Carole Bayer...


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