Burt Bacharach nasceu há 96 anos...

     

Burt Freeman Bacharach (Kansas City, Missouri, May 12, 1928 – Los Angeles, California, February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Starting in the 1950s, he composed hundreds of pop songs, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. Bacharach's music is characterized by unusual chord progressions and time signature changes, influenced by his background in jazz, and uncommon selections of instruments for small orchestras. He arranged, conducted, and produced much of his recorded output.

Over 1,000 different artists have recorded Bacharach's songs. From 1961 to 1972, most of Bacharach and David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick, but earlier associations (from 1957 to 1963) saw the composing duo work with Marty Robbins, Perry Como, Gene McDaniels, and Jerry Butler. Following the initial success of these collaborations, Bacharach wrote hits for singers such as Gene Pitney, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, and B. J. Thomas.

Bacharach wrote seventy-three U.S. and fifty-two UK Top 40 hits. Those that topped the Billboard Hot 100 include "This Guy's in Love with You" (Herb Alpert, 1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Thomas, 1969), "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (the Carpenters, 1970), "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (Christopher Cross, 1981), "That's What Friends Are For" (Warwick, 1986), and "On My Own" (Carole Bayer Sager, 1986). His accolades include six Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and one Emmy Award.

Bacharach is described by writer William Farina as "a composer whose venerable name can be linked with just about every other prominent musical artist of his era"; in later years, his songs were newly appropriated for the soundtracks of major feature films, by which time "tributes, compilations, and revivals were to be found everywhere". A significant figure in easy listening, he influenced later musical movements such as chamber pop and Shibuya-kei. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Bacharach and David at number 32 for their list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. In 2012, the duo received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first time the honor has been given to a songwriting team.

    

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Burt Bacharach nasceu há 95 anos...

     

Burt Freeman Bacharach (Kansas City, Missouri, May 12, 1928 – Los Angeles, California, February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.^[4][5][6] Starting in the 1950s, he composed hundreds of pop songs, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. Bacharach's music is characterized by unusual chord progressions and time signature changes, influenced by his background in jazz, and uncommon selections of instruments for small orchestras. He arranged, conducted, and produced much of his recorded output.

Over 1,000 different artists have recorded Bacharach's songs. From 1961 to 1972, most of Bacharach and David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick, but earlier associations (from 1957 to 1963) saw the composing duo work with Marty Robbins, Perry Como, Gene McDaniels, and Jerry Butler. Following the initial success of these collaborations, Bacharach wrote hits for singers such as Gene Pitney, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, and B. J. Thomas.

Bacharach wrote seventy-three U.S. and fifty-two UK Top 40 hits. Those that topped the Billboard Hot 100 include "This Guy's in Love with You" (Herb Alpert, 1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Thomas, 1969), "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (the Carpenters, 1970), "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (Christopher Cross, 1981), "That's What Friends Are For" (Warwick, 1986), and "On My Own" (Carole Bayer Sager, 1986). His accolades include six Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and one Emmy Award.

Bacharach is described by writer William Farina as "a composer whose venerable name can be linked with just about every other prominent musical artist of his era"; in later years, his songs were newly appropriated for the soundtracks of major feature films, by which time "tributes, compilations, and revivals were to be found everywhere". A significant figure in easy listening, he influenced later musical movements such as chamber pop and Shibuya-kei. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Bacharach and David at number 32 for their list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. In 2012, the duo received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first time the honor has been given to a songwriting team.

    

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Burt Bacharach - 94 anos

     

Burt Freeman Bacharach (Kansas City, Missouri, May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer who has composed hundreds of popular hit songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with popular lyricist Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, Bacharach's songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists. As of 2014, he had written 73 US and 52 UK Top 40 hits. He is considered one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music.

    

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Aretha Franklin nasceu há 78 anos

Na tomada de posse do Presidente Obama, em 2009

     
Aretha Louise Franklin (Memphis, 25 de março de 1942 - Detroit, 16 de agosto de 2018) foi uma cantora e compositora norte-americana de gospel, R&B e soul que se tornou ícone da música negra. Foi considerada a maior cantora de todos os tempos pela revista Rolling Stone e, pela mesma revista, a nona maior artista da música de todos os tempos.

Nascida em Memphis, criada em Detroit, Michigan, Aretha tornou-se a primeira mulher a fazer parte do Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a 3 de janeiro de 1987. Recebeu os cognomes de "Rainha do Soul" ou "Dama do Soul". Reconhecida por suas habilidades na música soul e R&B, também é uma adepta de jazz, rock, blues, pop e até mesmo de ópera. Ela é geralmente reconhecida como uma das melhores vocalistas da história da música por publicações de porte da revista Rolling Stone e do canal de televisão VH1. É a segunda cantora a possuir mais prémios Grammy na história, atrás apenas de Alison Krauss. Aretha obteve dezoito prémios competitivos e três honorários. O estado de Michigan declarou a voz de Franklin como sendo uma maravilha natural.

Apesar de todo o sucesso, Franklin possui apenas dois singles que foram para o primeiro lugar na lista dos mais vendidos dos Estados Unidos, segundo a revista Billboard: "Respect", na década de 1960 (a sua canção mais conhecida) e "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", um dueto com George Michael. No entanto, vários singles dela já apareceram entre os 20 mais vendidos na lista daquela publicação, como "Think", "I Say a Little Prayer", "Until You Come Back to Me", "Chain of Fools", "(Sweet, Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone", "Call Me", "Ain't No Way", "Don't Play That Song (for me)", "Freeway of Love", entre outros.

       

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O músico Burt Bacharach faz hoje noventa anos

Burt Freeman Bacharach (Kansas City, Missouri, May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer who has composed hundreds of popular hit songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with popular lyricist Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, Bacharach's songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists. As of 2014, he had written 73 US and 52 UK Top 40 hits. He is considered one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music.

His music is characterized by unusual chord progressions, influenced by his background in jazz harmony, and uncommon selections of instruments for small orchestras. Most of Bacharach & David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick, but earlier associations (from 1957 to 1963) saw the composing duo work with Marty Robbins, Perry Como, Gene McDaniels, and Jerry Butler. Following the initial success of these collaborations, Bacharach went on to write hits for Gene Pitney, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Jackie DeShannon, Bobbie Gentry, Tom Jones, Herb Alpert, B. J. Thomas, the Carpenters, among numerous other artists. He arranged, conducted, and produced much of his recorded output.

Songs that he co-wrote which have topped the Billboard Hot 100 include "The Look of Love" (1967), "This Guy's in Love with You" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969), "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (1970), "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (1981), "That's What Friends Are For" (1986) and "On My Own" (1986).

A significant figure in easy listening. Bacharach is described by writer William Farina as "a composer whose venerable name can be linked with just about every other prominent musical artist of his era." In later years, his songs were newly appropriated for the soundtracks of major feature films, by which time "tributes, compilations, and revivals were to be found everywhere". He has been noted for his influence on later musical movements such as chamber pop and Shibuya-kei. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Bacharach and David at number 32 for their list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. In 2012, the duo received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first time the honor has been given to a songwriting team.
  

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Dionne Warwick - 73 anos

Marie Dionne Warwick (East Orange, New Jersey, 12 de dezembro de 1940) é uma cantora norte-americana. Era prima direita de Whitney Houston e é irmã de Dee Dee Warwick e sobrinha de Cissy Houston. Ganhou fama como a intérprete preferida dos compositores Burt Bacharach e Hal David. Ambos presentearam-na com uma série de canções que se tornaram sucessos. Com mais de 50 anos de carreira, estima-se que tenha vendido mais de 66 milhões de cópias de seus discos.

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