A House Is Not A Homepage: The Music of Burt Bacharach

Stefan Wesley wrote to announce that Stan Getz’s excellent “What The World Needs Now, ” a collection of Bacharach compositions, will be reissued on CD on Oct. 20. The release will include several bonus tracks.

Musicians rejoice! Andrew Rogers was kind enough to allow me to use his great Bacharach-David transcriptions. You can find 12 new or upgraded Bacharach songs on the lyrics and chords page. For a great collection of ’60s and ’70s guitar tabs, visit The Site Formerly Known As Andrew’s Ace Archives, home of the Virtual AAA.

Robbie Leff sent in this collage assembled from Burt’s appearance on CNN’s Showbiz Today.

Sorry to discover this so late, but Bright Blue Times, a great Elvis Costello page, has an extensive section on Painted From Memory, including an index of articles and reviews and a photo gallery.

There is an article on the Burt/Elvis collaboration, “The Odd Couple,” in this week’s Newsweek magazine.