Burt Bacharach will perform along with Jeff Beck, Natalie Cole, Chris Botti, Michael McDonald, Tom Jones, Jimmy Webb and others at the Grammy Foundation’s Starry Night Gala, which this year honors Sir George Martin, the legendary producer of the Beatles. The event takes place on July 12 at McCarthy Quad on the University of Southern California campus. On July 11, Martin will moderate “The Making of Sgt. Pepper,” a multimedia presentation that will take attendees through the history of Abbey Road Studio featuring video appearances by Phil Collins, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and archive video of George Harrison. “The Making of Sgt. Pepper” will take place in Bovard Auditorium on the University of Southern California campus

For more information or to purchase tickets to either event, visit Grammy.com.

Vincent Cole sent in a few photos taken at Burt’s recent performance at the Music Center at Strathmore.

Burt will be appearing at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008.

Burt performs in Princeton, N.J., on June 7 for the McCarter Theatre’s 30th Annual Gala Benefit, and New Jersey’s Packet Online has a nice article to preview that show, What’s It All About, Burt?

Fernando reports in the Discussion Forum that the great U.K. reissues label Ace Records is scheduled to release a new collection of Bacharach rarities on July 15.

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Alvina just sent me these great photos of Burt at the Las Vegas Hilton on May 11, 2008. Since the show took place the night before Burt’s 80th birthday, Alvina and her friend Barbara delivered a cake in the shape of a grand piano to Burt before the show. Duff Goldman would be proud…

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Tina sent me this a while ago, but I finally got around to formatting and posting Burt’s updated Official Press Bio.

Burt Bacharach turns 80 today.

Burt has added a concert in Denver in September to his upcoming performance schedule. For the complete list of upcoming Bacharach performances, visit the On Tour page.

I posted links to a few recent articles and a video interview with Burt in conjunction with his current tour of Australia. You can access those via the Media page.

Also, Bacharach fans might be interested in checking out Just A Little Lovin’, the latest CD from American country music songwriter and vocalist Shelby Lynn. Just A Little Lovin’ is a tribute to Dusty Springfield and includes Lynn’s versions of two Bacharach songs recorded by Springfield, “The Look of Love” and “Anyone Who Had A Heart.”