• Hollywood is in mourning
  • Burt Bacharach has passed away
  • Many artist have already expressed their condolences

CNN reports that Bacharach's death was confirmed by a family member. The pop composer died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. Bacharach and longtime collaborator Hal David crafted dozens of pop hits during the 1950s and 1980s, solidifying his status as an absolute music legend.

Burt Bacharach left the world a great catalogue of songs

Some of them include "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "Magic Moments," "Baby It's You," "What's New Pussycat?," "What the World Needs Now Is Love," "That's What Friends Are For," and many more.

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The Guardian reports that throughout his career, Bacharach had 73 Top 40 hits in America and 52 in the U.K, and it's going to take some time, before someone else manages to equal his legacy.

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