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. The cause of death, which happened at home in Los Angeles, was natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam said on Thursday.
Bacharach was a composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist. He composed hundreds of pop songs, beginning in the 1950s, and collaborated on many of them with lyricist Hal David, who died in 2012 aged 91.
He won six Grammys and three Oscars during his career and his songs were said to have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists. Songs that he co-wrote included This Guy's in Love with You, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head and (They Long to Be) Close to You.
Among those to perform his songs were Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and The Carpenters.
