Birth Place: Kansas City, MO, USA
Burt Freeman Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. He composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David.
Burt Bacharach, Promises, Promises
Burt Bacharach has written 4 shows including Promises, Promises (Composer), The Boy From Oz (Composer), The Look of Love (Composer), What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined (Composer).
and Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Promises, Promises.
Burt Bacharach has won the Outstanding Music award at the Drama Desk Awards for Promises, Promises. Additionally, he received the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, as well as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Performance for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)." Bacharach has also been honored with a Tony Award for Best Original Score for Promises, Promises.
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