Brett Bacharach (Photo: GettyImages, Avalon/Getty Images)
The Jewish-American writer, composer, pianist and music producer Brett Bacharach passed away yesterday in Los Angeles - it was learned today (Thursday).
Bacharach was one of the leading and most important creators in American pop for half a century, winning a Grammy six times and an Oscar three times.
He was 94 years old when he died.
Among the many hits he produced: "Walk on by" in 1963, "What the World Needs Now Is Love" in 1965, "I Say a Little Prayer" in 1967, "This Guy's in Love with You" in 1968, "Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head" in 1969, "(They Long to Be) Close to You" in 1970, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" in 1981, and "That's What Friends Are For" in 1986.
Brett Bacharach (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Bacharach composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s to the 1980s, including many collaborations with the Jewish-American songwriter Hal David, and among the creative duos of the 1960s - only Lennon and McCartney rivaled them in terms of commercial achievements.
They wrote many songs together for singer and actress Dionne Warwick.
In addition, Bacharach created songs for more than a thousand different artists, including Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones and the Carpenters.
He arranged, conducted and produced a large part of his songs, and many of his compositions reached the top of the charts.
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