Burt Bacharach Biography
Burt Bacharach (born Burt Freeman Bacharach) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer. He has composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s. Butt is well known for multi-award winning singer and songwriter.
Bacharach met lyricist Hal David in 1957 while at the Brill Building in New York City and began their writing partnership. They received a career breakthrough when their song “The Story of My Life. Bacharach and David formed a writing partnership in 1963.
He wrote over a hundred songs with David. in the early and mid-1960s, Bacharach released his first solo album in 1965 on the Kapp Records label. He was signed as an artist with A&M Records, recording a mix of new material and re-arrangements of his best-known songs. He recorded for A&M until 1978. In 1998, Bacharach co-wrote and recorded a Grammy-winning album with Elvis Costello, Painted from Memory, on which the compositions began to take on the sound of his earlier work.
Bacharach was featured in a number of television musicals and variety specials videotaped in the UK for ITC. In the 1990s and 2000s, Bacharach had cameo roles in Hollywood movies, including all three Austin Powers movies, inspired by his score for the 1967 James Bond parody film Casino Royale. In the 1990s and 2000s, Bacharach had cameo roles in Hollywood movies, including all three Austin Powers movies, inspired by his score for the 1967 James Bond parody film Casino Royale.
How Old Is Burt Bacharach?
Burt Freeman Bacharach is 91 years old as of 2019. He was born on May 12, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Is Burt Bacharach Still Alive?
Bacharach is still alive and still going on with his career. Bacharach, at 88 years old, composed and arranged his first original score in 16 years for the film A Boy Called Po (along with composer Joseph Bauer, it was released on September 1, 2017.
Burt Bacharach Family
Bacharach was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to (mother) Irma M. (née Freeman) an amateur painter and songwriter and (father) Mark Bertram “Bert” Bacharach, a syndicated newspaper columnist. He grew up in the Kew Gardens section of New York City.
Burt Bacharach Spouse | Burt Bacharach Wife
Bacharach has been married four times. He was married to Carole Bayer Sager a lyricist from 1982 to 1991, which lasted only nine years. The two have an adopted son by the name Christopher. Bacharach was also married to Angie Dickinson from 1965–1980, it lasted for 15 years. the couple had a daughter by the name Nikki Bacharach, who committed suicide in 2007 after struggling with psychological problems. He was first married to Paula Stewart (1953-1958) lasted for five years.
Burt Bacharach Jane Hansen
Bacharach is currently married to Jane Hansen since 1993. The couple has two children namely, a son, Oliver, and a daughter, Raleigh.
Burt Bacharach Children
He has four children, with one son being adopted:
- Lea Nikki Bacharach – with his second wife Angie
- Oliver Bacharach – with his fourth wife, Jane
- Raleigh Bacharach – with the fourth wife
- Cristopher Bacharach – adoptive son with his third wife Carole
Burt Bacharach What The World Needs Now
Burt Bacharach composed the song “What the World Needs Now Is Love” with lyrics by Hal David. It was released on April 15, 1965.
Burt Bacharach Alfie
Burt Bacharach wrote the song Alfie together with Hal David. The song was a major hit for Cilla Black (UK) and Dionne Warwick (US). It was released 1966 (UK); July 1966 (US).
Burt Bacharach Close To You
“Close to You” is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach. The song was released on May 15, 1970.
Burt Bacharach Elvis Costello
He collaborated with Elvis Costello in composing the song Painted from Memory. It was released on 29 September 1998 on Mercury Records, a division of Universal Music Group.
Bacharach The Look Of Love
The Look of Love” is a popular song composed by Bacharach and Hal David in 1967. It received a Best Song nomination in the 1968 Academy Awards.
Burt Bacharach Austin Powers
Bacharach made cameo roles in Hollywood movies in the 1990s and 2000s. He appeared in all three Austin Powers movies, inspired by his score for the 1967 Jame Bond parody film Casino Royale.
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- Austin Powers in Goldmember
Burt Bacharach Height
Burt stands at a height of 1.73 m tall.
Burt Bacharach Net Worth
Through his long-time career, Burt has accumulated great wealth. The American singer, pianist, songwriter, composer and record producer boasts a net worth of $160 million dollars.
Burt Bacharach Tour | Burt Bacharach Tour 2019
- Saturday, 12 October 2019, 19:30
Borough Theatre
Town Hall, Cross Street, Abergavenny, United Kingdom - Friday, 13 December 2019, 20:00
Saban Theatre
8440 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA, United States - Saturday, 25 January 2020, 20:00
Stables Theatre Ltd
Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Saturday, 28 March 2020, 19:30
The Lights
Andover, United Kingdom - Friday, 3 July 2020, 19:30
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom - Friday, 3 July 2020, 19:30
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom - Friday, 17 July 2020, 19:30
Bridlington Spa
South Marine Drive, Bridlington, United Kingdom
Burt Bacharach Films
- Analyze This
- An Evening with Marlene Dietrich
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- Austin Powers in Goldmember
- Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
- Nip/Tuck
- The Nanny
Burt Bacharach Songs | Burt Bacharach Albums
My Little Red Book
Wives And Lovers
This Girl’s in Love With You
What the World Needs Now Is Love
Arthur’s Theme
South American Getaway
The Look of Love
Alfie
Who Are These People
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
Knowing When to Leave
I Say Little Prayer
The World Is a Circle
The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle
Mexican Divorce
Reach Out
No One Remembers My Name
Trains And Boats And Planes
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
Make It Easy on Yourself
Living Together, Growing Together
Walk On By
Not Goin’ Home Anymore
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Close to You
Any Day Now
Pacific Coast Highway
This Girl’s in Love With You
What the World Needs Now Is Love
Arthur’s Theme
Burt Bacharach Awards
- 1969, Academy Awards and a Grammy award, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969), “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”.
- 1981, Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song, “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”
- 1997, Trustees Award from NARAS on the Grammy Awards broadcast.
- 1997, subject of a PBS “Great Performances” biography, “Burt Bacharach: This is Now,”.
- 1998, Grammy Award for the single “I Still Have That Other Girl,” in collaboration with Elvis Costello.
- 2000, People magazine named him one of the “Sexiest Men Alive”, and one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” in 1999.
- 2001, Polar Music Prize, presented in Stockholm by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
- 2002, National Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) New York Heroes Award.
- 2005, GQ Magazine Inspiration Award.
- 2006, George and Ira Gershwin Award for Musical Achievement from UCLA.
- 2006, Thornton Legacy Award, USC; They also created the Burt Bacharach Music Scholarship at the Thornton School to support outstanding young musicians.
- 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award, when he was proclaimed music’s “Greatest Living Composer.”
- 2009, Bacharach received an honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music. The award was presented to him during the Great American Songbook concert, which paid tribute to his music.
- 2011, Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, with Hal David, awarded by the Library of Congress
