For Burt Bacharach, ‘Promises, Promises’ Was One Broadway Hit Too Many
The perfectionist composer was content with being a one-hit musical-theater wonder, calling the experience the hardest thing he had ever done.
Burt Bacharach, Whose Buoyant Pop Confections Lifted the ’60s, Dies
His collaborations with the lyricist Hal David and others evoked a sleek and gaudy era of airy romance.