“Easy listening” in the flesh.īacharach’s best songs are iconic. With his thin, angular face, trademark turtlenecks, and thatch of gray-white hair, he was a visual embodiment of effortless mid-20th century cool.
Burt Bacharach, the three-time Academy Award winner who died at 94 on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, was the epitome of the celebrity songwriter. The list of songwriters who don’t sing but who you can still recognize on sight is a short one.