Composer Burt Bacharach dies aged 94
Briefly

Burt Bacharach, the composer of classic pop songs including I Say A Little Prayer and Walk On By, has died at the age of 94.His publicist confirmed to the PA news agency that he died surrounded by relatives at home on Wednesday, and said Bacharach's family requested privacy at this time.The songwriter and pianist wrote hundreds of songs from the 1960s to the 1980s, many with his long-standing lyricist Hal David, who died in 2012 aged 91.
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