(via Burt Bacharach, Whose Buoyant Pop Confections Lifted the ’60s, Dies at 94 - The New York Times)
Burt Bacharach, the debonair pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that decade’s mood of romantic optimism, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.
77. Anyone Who Had a Heart by Dionne Warwick debuted Dec 63 and peaked at number eight, scoring 868 points. It was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Dionne was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and has 55 chart entries 1962-87. Twelve made the top ten. This was the first.
The Oscar-winner and composer of classics such as Dionne Warwick's, Walk On By, Jackie DeShannon's, What The World Needs Now Is Love, Aretha's, I Say a Little Prayer, plus many more, was 94.
What a life and legacy.🎶”
"Together with Hal David, Burt Bacharach created songs that became standards in their own right. They were classy, catchy, commercial and musically complex, and scores of them became hits during a career that lasted more than 50 years..."
Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk on By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and dozens of other hits, has died at 94.