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

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.