Burt Bacharach's Magic Moments: Legendary composer's most famous collaborations trends now
Not many composers can say they've worked with Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, Dionn Warwick and Nat King Cole.
But these are just a handful of the more than 1,200 artists Burt Bacharach composed for during his illustrious career, which spanned nearly seven decades and produced more than 500 songs.
Bacharach - whose hits include Franklin's Say a Little Prayer, BJ Thomas' Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head and Jones' What's New, Pussycat? - died aged 94 in his LA home.
The son of a famous newspaper columnist, Bacharach's interest in music was sparked in his teenage years when he would sneak into Jazz clubs in New York underage.
Since then, his songs have been covered by all manner of superstars, ranging from Elvis Presley and the Beatles to Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper.
Here Dailymail.com takes a look back at his most unforgettable collaborations in pictures.
Bacharach's career breakthrough came in 1957 when he met lyricist Hal David, right, in New York. Together, they composed Aretha Franklin's I Say a Little Prayer, Tom Jones' What’s New Pussycat?, Dusty Springfield's The Look of Love, The Walker Brothers' Make It Easy on Yourself by the Walker Brothers, and many others. David died in 2012
In 1962 Bacharach, with David, started producing music for Dionne Warwick whom he met during a recording session. Some 39 of Warwick's hits were written by David and Bacharach. However, the pair later fell out and Warwick sued Bacharach after he parted ways with David as it left her without material. In 1985 the duo reconciled for the Aids charity single That's what Friends Are For
Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Elizabeth Taylor, Gladys Knight, Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager at a performance of the song 'That's What Friends Are For' on the television show 'Solid Gold' in Los Angeles, USA, 1986. The song was recorded in 1982 by Rod Steward for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift. But the 1985 cover
