Burt Bacharach, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, has died aged 94. The Oscar winner often said 'never be afraid to write a melody that people will remember', and that's exactly what he did for decades. LaurenTomasi 9News DETAILS:
Bacharach was well rewarded, and well connected.And in 2012, he was presented the Gershwin Prize by Barack Obama, who had sung a few seconds ofFellow songwriter Sammy Cahn liked to joke that the smiling, wavy-haired Bacharach was the first composer he ever knew who didn't look like a dentist.
He once played a piece for piano, violin and oboe for Milhaud that contained a melody he was ashamed to have written, as 12-point atonal music was in vogue at the time. Milhaud, who liked the piece, advised the young man, "Never be afraid of the melody."Centuries-old coded letters revealed to be from captive queenBacharach was essentially a pop composer, but his songs became hits for country artists , rhythm and blues performers , soul and synth-pop .
He was married to his first wife, Paula Stewart, from 1953-58, and married for a fourth time, to Jane Hansen, in 1993. While still a minor, he would sneak into jazz clubs, bearing a fake ID, and hear such greats as Dizzy Gillespie and Count Basie.
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