The songs were commercial, catchy, and classy as well as being musically complex. Highlights included songs for Gene Pitney, The Walker Brothers, Aretha Franklin, and Dusty Springfield but it was with Dionne Warwick, with who they enjoyed their greatest partnership, with tracks including ‘Walk on By’, ‘Do You Know the Way to San Jose?’ and ‘I’ll Never Fall In Love Again.’ Their work was never considered fashionable, but it was never out of fashion either. Into the 1960s, they continued to write hit after hit.

Their first hits ‘The Story of My Life’ sung by Marty Robbins and ‘Magic Moments’ recorded by Perry Como were both number one in the UK and began a winning streak for the duo. After his military service, he found work as a composer and arranger as well as a piano accompanist on the club circuit.īacharach’s lengthy collaboration with lyricist, Hal David, began in 1957 when they met at the famous Brill Building in New York where many songwriters and music publishers were based. At McGill University in Montreal, Bacharach studied musical theory and later at the New School in New York.

Early on, he learned the drums, piano, and cello and showed an avid interest in jazz musicians such as Thelonius Monk and Charlie Parker. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on, Bacharach’s father was a sports star and later a noted newspaper columnist, while his mother, Irma Freemann, was an artist and songwriter.

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