BURT BACHARACH & DIONNE WARWICK – Live on The Kraft Music Hall (1970)

Burt Bacharach, master of pop songwriting, dies aged 94. Singer and performer, who had 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK, died at home in Los Angeles of natural causes (The Guardian, February 9, 2023)

Burt Freeman Bacharach (May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, Bacharach’s songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists. As of 2014, he had written 73 US and 52 UK Top 40 hits. He was one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music.

Burt Bacharach & Dionne Warwick performed on television series The Kraft Music Hall in 1970. (6/17/70)

SONGS:

1. What the World Needs Now Is Love

2. Medley : Walk on By/ Do You Know the Way to San Jose/ I Say a Little Prayer/ I’ll Never Fall in Love Again/ Don’t Make Me Over/ Alfie

3. Make It Easy on Yourself

4. Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets