Burt Bacharach

LiveTalksLA upcoming speakers include Neil Gaiman, Phil Jackson

2013-04-03 17:42:00

The literary event series Live Talks Los Angles announced its spring 2013 series Wednesday. The series, founded in 2010, takes place at a number of venues around the city. Speakers this spring include Neil Gaiman, who comes to L.A. -- well, technically,...

An appreciation: Phil Ramone's golden ear for the hits

2013-03-31 17:45:00

That Phil Ramone was a musical force in the recording studio is undeniable, and the evidence lies in the range of his accomplishments. For example, within one three-year period in the early 1960s, Ramone mixed Lesley Gore's smash hit "It's My Party,"...

Las Vegas: Smith looks ahead to its second year of performances

2013-03-11 07:30:00

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Las Vegas is celebrating its first birthday and is looking ahead with a schedule of diverse productions. The center, which opened March 10, 2012, hosted more than 450 performances during its first...

Carole King to receive 2013 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

2012-12-13 10:08:00

Carole King has been named the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to receive the distinction given to songwriters for a body of work. The former Brill Building writer co-wrote hits in the...

Riffing on the highs and lows of the sonic landscape

2012-12-02 09:00:00

The quirky violist known as Ljova, an ingratiating fixture on the New York new music scene, has just released a recording called "Melting River." You can purchase and download it for as little as $2 on the artist-friendly website Bandcamp as either an...

Hal David, Burt Bacharach's music partner, dies at 91

2012-09-01 14:42:26

On movie lot, The Taste offers an only-in-L.A. kind of get-together

2012-09-01 20:53:54

Hal David dies at 91; songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach

2012-09-02 00:00:00

Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Oscar-...

Library of Congress names new entries for National Recording Registry

2012-05-23 04:36:14

Monday’s Highlights: 'Clash of the Commercials' on CBS

2012-05-20 21:37:32

Hal David, Burt Bacharach honored in D.C. with Gershwin Prize

2012-05-09 16:36:51

Burt Bacharach prepares for 'Some Lovers,' his first stage musical in four decades

2011-12-01 12:42:00

writes the songs that make the whole world sing; it's just a shame his own voice can't do them justice.

2013-03-15 18:28:00

The Chicago crooner's "Copa Chicago" concert for New Year's Eve features music from Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, Billy Joel, Lou Rawls, Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra.

2012-12-27 11:58:00

Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk on By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," died last Saturday in

2012-09-07 12:31:58