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In songs like “Alfie” and “I Say a Little Prayer,” the Queens-raised composer brought elegance to the pop charts. (JTA) — Songwriter Burt Bacharach, who with his longtime lyricist Hal David turned out ...

Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk on By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and dozens of other ...

Diane Warren is the prolific songwriter behind such pop smashes as Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me,” Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” LeAnn Rimes’ “How Do I Live” and Cher’s “If I Could ...

"He took something sophisticated and made it so simple that anybody could sing along to it," Diane Warren says of Burt Bacharach, who died on Wednesday at 94. (Michael Ochs Archives) Diane Warren is ...