Burt Freeman Bacharach (May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023)
(Bloomberg) — 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.
Burt Freeman Bacharach (May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023)
(Bloomberg) — 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.
Monty Norman (Monty Noserovitch)
(4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022)
LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote
the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94.
A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said:
"It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died
on 11th July 2022 after a short illness."
Deeply in debt and relegated to a shabby theater, the musical
Shuffle Along debuted at the Sixty-Third Street Music Hall on
May 23, 1921. The odds were stacked against the revue-style
show, written and performed by African Americans, but it ran
for over a year, making it the first major Black American musical
on the Great White Way.
Shuffle Along was written by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake,
shown below,vaudeville veterans who worked together for
over six decades.
Irving Berlin
(May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989)
Irving Berlin was a American composer, songwriter
and lyricist. His music forms a great part of the
Great American Songbook.
He wrote hundreds of songs, many becoming major
hits, which made him famous before he turned thirty.
During his 60-year career he wrote an estimated 1,500
songs, including the scores for 20 original Broadway
shows and 15 original Hollywood films, with his songs
nominated eight times for Academy Awards.
Many songs became popular themes and anthems,
including "Alexander’s Ragtime Band", "Easter Parade",
"Puttin’ on the Ritz", "Cheek to Cheek", and
"White Christmas",