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Burt Bacharach

1928 - 2023

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Burt Freeman Bacharach ( BAK-ə-rak; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Starting in the 1950s, he composed hundreds of pop songs, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. Bacharach's music is characterized by unusual chord progressions and time signature changes, influenced by his background in jazz, and uncommon selections of instruments for small orchestras. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Burt Bacharach has received more than 8,178,904 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Burt Bacharach is the 344th most popular musician (down from 296th in 2019), the 1,953rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,607th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Musician.

Burt Bacharach is known for his contributions to the music industry during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly for his collaborations with lyricist Hal David and singer Dionne Warwick. Together, they produced a string of hits such as "I Say a Little Prayer," "Walk On By," and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose."

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Burt Bacharach ranks 344 out of 2,662Before him are Don Airey, Billy Gibbons, Jack Bruce, Michael Cretu, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and Cliff Williams. After him are Grigory Sokolov, Ginger Baker, Wilhelm Backhaus, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Lee Soo-man, and Bo Diddley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Burt Bacharach ranks 121Before him are Dick York, Gordie Howe, Hayden White, Malcolm Glazer, Jack Kevorkian, and Georgy Dobrovolsky. After him are Bo Diddley, Vladimir Beara, Humberto Maturana, Petr Ginz, Frank Borman, and Al Lettieri. Among people deceased in 2023, Burt Bacharach ranks 74Before him are Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Elliott Erwitt, Otar Iosseliani, Gianni Vattimo, Mircea Snegur, and Milan Milutinović. After him are David Crosby, Antonio Carbajal, Frank Borman, Dubravka Ugrešić, Jan Jongbloed, and Roger Whittaker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burt Bacharach ranks 1,953 out of 18,182Before him are Upton Sinclair (1878), Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930), Griffin Dunne (1955), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Richard Brooks (1912), and Hubert Humphrey (1911). After him are Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Chris Evert (1954), Ted Turner (1938), Carol Gilligan (1936), Alfred Vail (1807), and Matthew Ridgway (1895).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Burt Bacharach ranks 103Before him are Ry Cooder (1947), John Densmore (1944), Ray Conniff (1916), Robby Krieger (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), and Billy Gibbons (1949). After him are Bo Diddley (1928), Liberace (1919), David Crosby (1941), Peter Criss (1945), Robert Trujillo (1964), and Jerry Reed (1937).

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