Obituary
Burt Bacharach, Award-Winning Writer of Hit Songs, Dies at 94
- Under a pop surface, his tunes were ‘raging with feeling’
- Tunes include ‘What the World Needs Now is Love,’ ‘Walk on By’
Burt Bacharach, who became one of the 20th century’s most celebrated songwriters with hits such as Walk on By and Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head, has died. He was 94.
Bacharach died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, The Associated Press reported Thursday, citing publicist Tina Brausam.