Burt Freeman Bacharach was an award winning American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist best known as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music, having written seventy-three U.S. and fifty-two UK Top 40 hits. Bacharach studied music at McGill University in Montreal in 1948, under Helmut Blume, at the Mannes School of Music in New York City, and at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, California. He was drafted in the U.S Army in 1950... moreBurt Freeman Bacharach was an award winning American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist best known as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music, having written seventy-three U.S. and fifty-two UK Top 40 hits. Bacharach studied music at McGill University in Montreal in 1948, under Helmut Blume, at the Mannes School of Music in New York City, and at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, California. He was drafted in the U.S Army in 1950 and served two years. After his discharge he spent the next three years as a pianist and conductor for Damone. In 1957 he met lyricist Hal David and began writing songs together amongst them was the hit song Story of My Life by Marty Robins. In the 1960s Bacharach continued writing songs on his own and became one of few songwriters to have been able to enjoy hits across six decades. Bacharach's songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists. He won numerous awards during his lifetime including six-time Grammy Awards and three Academy Awards. Rolling Stone ranked Bacharach and David at number 32 for their list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time in 2015.
