Covering the well-known and public areas of Burt Bacharach's life, as well as those aspects that have previously been hidden from the media, this book examines a celebrated career spanning 50 years. Covered in detail are Bacharach's previously undocumented early life; his work with lyricist Hal David; his golden years composing hit after hit; his numerous relationships with women and his four marriages, including those to Angie Dickinson and Carole Bayer Sager; and his recent collaborations with Elvis Costello and Noel Gallagher.
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Michael Brocken is the author of The British Folk Revival and Bob Dylan: The Robert Shelton Conference. He has contributed to Wire, Mojo, Record Collector, and Radio Times.
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I'm a personal friend of Burt Bacharach so I knew most of these stories, but I deeply appreciate how thorough and respectful the author was to his legacy. There's nothing bad to say about him. I showed him my copy and he'd not seen all the content. He's not a guy that relives his past in conversation as it's all documented and been told before. But a fan will find this book connects a lot of dots.
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Burt is a fantastic artist and anything written about him is worthwhile. The writer of the book, not to be picky, needs an editor. Some of the writing is mangled, hard to follow, and is over run with [],!,etc. The fellow must be a college professor. Buy it anyway.
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Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Brill Building, Dionne Warwick, Lost Horizon, New York, Tin Pan Alley, Promises Promises, Bossa Nova, Biography Channel, Gene Pitney, Robin Platts, Marlene Dietrich, Elvis Costello, Darius Milhaud, Casino Royale, Phil Ramone, Spencer Leigh, Reach Out, Angie Dickinson, Michael Ancliffe, United States, Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, Scepter Records Browse Sample Pages:
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Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Brill Building, Dionne Warwick, Lost Horizon, New York, Tin Pan Alley, Promises Promises, Bossa Nova, Biography Channel, Gene Pitney, Robin Platts, Marlene Dietrich, Elvis Costello, Darius Milhaud, Casino Royale, Phil Ramone, Spencer Leigh, Reach Out, Angie Dickinson, Michael Ancliffe, United States, Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, Scepter Records Browse Sample Pages:
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