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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.

Burt Bacharach's first hit had come in 1957, with the hokey country ballad The Story of My Life, his first collaboration with lyricist Hal David.The first of the songs that would define him came in 1962, with Tommy Hunt recording I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself, then Jerry Butler tackling Make It Easy on Yourself.

Oscar-winning composer Burt Bacharach died on Wednesday in his Los Angeles home, publicist Tina Brausam said on Thursday.The author of songs such as "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" reportedly died of natural causes with his family by his side.

DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR.Songs written by pop composer Burt Bacharach include "Walk On By," "Wishin' And Hopin'," "What The World Needs Now," "What's New, Pussycat?" and "Wives And Lovers."And that's just the ones beginning with the letter W. Our critic Kevin Whitehead has an appreciation of Bacharach, who died February 8 at the age of 94. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE STORY OF MY LIFE") MARTY ROBBINS: (Singing) Someday I'm going to write the story of my life.

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Ladybird Grove and Mess Hall now includes a cocktail lounge hidden above the restaurant on the Eastside Beltline trail.And it carries a similar national parks theme as Ladybird, but in a much more intimate space squirreled away on the second floor.Called Ranger Station, owner Michael Lennox created a dark (emphasis on dark) and cozy spot for drinkers filled with vintage couches and conversation areas, wood paneling, and curiosities and decor befitting a rustic cabin in the woods or bar one might find at a hunting lodge.

The 1990s were a golden era for bands touring Japan.The yen was strong against the dollar, and everyone from Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins to Bikini Kill and bands on small labels like Huggy Bear played to enthusiastic crowds, but the Pixies broke up before they ever got a chance to play a single show in Japan.

I moved from Seoul to New York earlier this year and now split my time between the two cities.After a few months of [my] being in the United States, it felt important for the team to get together and reconnect.South Korea is 70 percent mountainous, so hiking and camping are a huge part of the lifestyle.

LOS ANGELES (AP)  Duran Duran stumbled into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Freshly inducted into the Hall by Robert Downey Jr. at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday night, the 1980s English stalwarts took the stage and launched into their 1981 breakthrough hit Girls on Film.The shrieking crowd was there for it, but the music wasn't.

Today we're passing the mic to a group that's doing some substantive work, both in the community and in the media.The Hella Black Podcast, hosted by Delency Parham and Abbas Muntaqim, is a show focused on movements toward Black liberation.Right now the Hella Black Podcast is running a unique series called Tales Of The Town.