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The other great collaboration show is with Ron Isley from 2009 - tI think I recall I tried to get tickets for that
RIP
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
RIP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw4NjJX108
RIP Burt.
I doubt that anyone over 15 wouldn't recognise at least one Bacharach/David tune, even if they wouldn't know who wrote it.
RIP
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head is one of the first songs I learned to play fingerstyle about eight years ago. I still play it several times a week.
RIP Burt.
The Carpenters - Close to you, is one of my favourites alongside Say a little prayer and The Look of Love.
My mate puts on Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival, and in 2019, had booked Burt to play the penultimate slot before Khruangbin. Khruangbin pulled out on the day and my mate nervously called Burt's manager to ask if he'd be interested in playing for a little longer that night. She instantly said yes. He asked if she needed to check with Burt first (being 91 at the time). "Nope, he'll literally play all night if you'll let him" was the reply.
He played for over two hours with bright eyes, a beaming smile and infectious energy.
RIP
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I don't know of another song with the word "pneumonia" in it!
RIP Mr B. and thanks for the music.
Truly one of my all time faves - I grew up with a couple of his cassettes my father used to play in the car, and have loved him ever since.
Three great memories -
I worked in a London record shop in the eighties, and when it as my turn to play something, I put on the ‘A Portrait in Music’ LP. A senior manager then came over, took it off and said ‘we don’t play crap like that here’ !! I don’t think Burt had been rediscovered yet…
On our second date, me and Mrs001 went back to her flat. She hardly had any music aside from an old Burt and Dionne tape - love blossomed…
Four months later we were in Vegas scouting the wedding chapels. We walked into the Silver Bell, liked it and asked who famous had got married there - ‘Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson’ came the reply. We tied the knot the next day…
There have been many significant deaths of late. But Burt - this has really saddened me.