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Bacharach

American

[bak-uh-rak, bak-rak] / ˈbæk əˌræk, ˈbæk ræk /

noun

Burt, 1929–2023, U.S. songwriter.

Bacharach British

/ ˈbækəræk /

noun

Burt born 1928, US composer of popular songs, usually with lyricist Hal David

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Mr. Pagano, who we learn toured with Bacharach for more than 20 years, sings “Close to You” as a duet with Ms. Kole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

I ask the members of Saint Etienne what it was about the old ’60s records by Bacharach and Barry that captured their imagination so vividly with their blissful melancholy as a permanent state of being.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

These songs are closer to the Great American Songbook, echoing the likes of Burt Bacharach and Hal Leonard.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025

Burt Bacharach played the Pyramid stage in 2015 at the age of 87, while in 2022, Paul McCartney headlined the week after his 80th birthday.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

It was on March 21, 1793, that the Prussians crossed the Rhine at Bacharach, and within that week the French commander, Custine, began to fall back.

From The French Revolution by Belloc, Hilaire

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