From The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson to Sheryl Crow and Diane Warren, artists and composers are describing how the 94-year-old's work influenced their music.
The Oscar-winner is best known for hit songs such as Alfie, I Say a Little Prayer, I'll Never Fall in Love Again and This Guy's in Love with You.Oscar-winning songwriter Diane Warren described him as the songwriting world's Beethoven.
James Bond score composer David Arnold said Bacharach "found the finest lyricists to match his elegant, sophisticated, beguiling, intensely beautiful melodic and harmonic skill", while The Kinks' Dave Davies said he was one of the most influential songwriters of our time.
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