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Bacharach died at home in Los Angeles of natural causes. AP
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Burt Bacharach, left, and Elvis Costello at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999. AP
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Bacharach died of natural causes on February 8 at home in Los Angeles. AP
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Bacharach accepts the Oscar for Best Original Score for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 7, 1970. AP
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Bacharach, from left, appears with ex-wife Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen, winners of the Oscar for best original song Arthur's Theme at the 54th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, 1982. AP
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Bacharach performs at the Hollywood Christmas Celebration from The Grove in Los Angeles. Getty / AFP
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Bacharach and singer Dionne Warwick in 2006. Getty / AFP
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Adele on stage performing with Bacharach and the BBC Concert Orchestra in 2008. PA
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Bacharach won Grammys, Oscars and Tony awards. AP
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Former US president Barack Obama presents Bacharach with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize. AFP
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Bacharach performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in 2015. Reuters
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Bacharach died at home in Los Angeles of natural causes. AP
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Burt Bacharach, left, and Elvis Costello at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999. AP
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Bacharach died of natural causes on February 8 at home in Los Angeles. AP
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Bacharach accepts the Oscar for Best Original Score for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 7, 1970. AP
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Bacharach, from left, appears with ex-wife Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen, winners of the Oscar for best original song Arthur's Theme at the 54th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, 1982. AP
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Bacharach performs at the Hollywood Christmas Celebration from The Grove in Los Angeles. Getty / AFP
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Bacharach and singer Dionne Warwick in 2006. Getty / AFP
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Adele on stage performing with Bacharach and the BBC Concert Orchestra in 2008. PA
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Bacharach won Grammys, Oscars and Tony awards. AP
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Former US president Barack Obama presents Bacharach with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize. AFP
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Bacharach performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in 2015. Reuters
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Bacharach died at home in Los Angeles of natural causes. AP
Best-known Burt Bacharach songs, from 'Walk on By' to 'That's What Friends Are For'
The acclaimed US composer died at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday
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