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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Hillel Italie | AP National Writer

Burt Bacharach, legendary pop music composer, dies at 94

Burt Bacharach attends the 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors in Newport Beach, Calif., on April 23, 2016. The Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winner died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist said. He was 94. (AP)

Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94.

Bacharach died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, publicist Tina Brausam said Thursday.

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