Amoeba Music

By J Poet

Burt Bacharach has never recorded many albums under his own name, but his contributions to the American songbook are prodigious. Since staring his run of hits with Marty Robbins’ “The Story of My Life”, a tune written with long time lyrical partner Hal David, in 1957, composition by Bacharach have seldom been off the charts. He’s had 48 Top 10 hits, nine #1 songs, and more than 500 compositions recorded by almost as many artists. His compositions for Dionne Warwick including standards like “Anyone Who Had a Heart”, “Walk on By” and “I Say a Little Prayer”, set the standards for classy R&B in the early 60s combining elements of jazz, pop, Brazilian music and rock. Although he has... Read More

City Of Origin:

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Genre:

Easy Listening

Birthdate:

05/12/1928