(CNN) — Burt Bacharach, the acclaimed composer and songwriter behind dozens of mellow pop hits from the 1950s to the 1980s, including “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “(They Long to Be) Close to ...

Burt Bacharach, one of the most prolific songwriters of all time, died of natural causes on Wednesday, February 8. He won eight Grammys for music some call “easy listening”–but he had so many major ...

Kansas City native Burt Bacharach won six Academy Awards, including this one in 1970 for best original score for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” He died Wednesday of natural causes at age 94. AP ...

Songwriter, composer, producer and arranger Burt Bacharach, a dominant force in American popular music for half a century, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He was 94. Bacharach’s ...

Praise and reminiscences poured in on Thursday following the news of Oscar and Grammy-winning Burt Bacharach’s death at 94. The prolific composer was known for songs like "What the World Needs Now Is ...