- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBurt Freeman Bacharach
- Height1.73 m
- Burt Bacharach was a well known and multi award winning singer and song writer.
Over 1,000 different artists have recorded Bacharach's songs. From 1961 to 1972, most of Bacharach and David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick, but earlier associations (from 1957 to 1963) saw the composing duo work with Marty Robbins, Perry Como, Gene McDaniels, and Jerry Butler. Following the initial success of these collaborations, Bacharach wrote hits for singers such as Gene Pitney, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, and B.J. Thomas. Bacharach wrote 73 U.S. and 52 UK Top 40 hits. He worked on many sound tracks including the smash hit, "Beware of the Blob" for the version of Danger planétaire (1958) starring Steve McQueen.
He was married four times, lastly to Jane Hansen from 1993 until his death. They had two children. He also had two other children.- IMDb mini biography by: Blogmonstermike
- SpousesJane Hansen(1993 - February 8, 2023) (his death, 2 children)Carole Bayer Sager(April 3, 1982 - July 11, 1991) (divorced, 1 child)Angie Dickinson(May 15, 1965 - August 4, 1981) (divorced, 1 child)Paula Stewart(December 22, 1953 - 1958) (divorced)
- ChildrenNikki BacharachCristopher Elton Bacharach
- Parents
- Composed and sang songs with slow, soothing melodies
- Often collaborated with lyricist Hal David
- Overbite
- Counts "Alfie" (lyrics by Hal David) as his personal favorite of all the songs he has written.
- His daughter Nikki Bacharach (with Angie Dickinson) died on January 4, 2007 at age 40 of suicide in Ventura County, California. Nikki suffered from Asperger's Disorder, a form of autism.
- As a VIP guest of President Barack Obama at the White House, Bacharach and lyricist Hal David were presented with the Library of Congress "Gershwin Prize for Popular Song" trophy. Bacharach had just celebrated his 84th birthday. Among the various artists commemorating the duo's lifelong achievement with personal renditions of Bacharach/David songs were: Mike Myers ("What's New, Pussycat?"), Sheryl Crow and Lyle Lovett ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"), Rumer ("A House is Not a Home"), Stevie Wonder ("Alfie"). To close the evening, Wonder introduced the President who finally presented the trophy plaques to Burt and Eunice David (accepting on behalf of husband Hal) [East Room - White House].
- Bacharach's chart-topping song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (sung by B.J. Thomas) was used in the British TV commercial for "Walkers" crisps featuring Gary Lineker and Cat Deeley in the bicycling roles originated by Paul Newman and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy et le Kid (1969).
- Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 2001.
- A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.
- The groovy thing about pop music is that it's wide open. Anything can happen.
- It's hard to be married to someone in the business. Carole Bayer Sager and I wrote some really good songs - we had three No 1 hits together. But I think you have to be grown-up, and I don't think I've been particularly grown-up in some of these marriages that I've had.
- Elvis Costello is a good guy. He is very intense. When we were working on 'Painted from Memory,' I could always bet that at 2.30am, if I was up and thinking about something, then he'd be up and thinking about the same thing, too.
- I've written some really bad songs, which you'll never hear. An example? 'Underneath the Overpass.'
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