That's What Friends Are For - Dionne, Burt, Stevie, Elton, Gladys

That's What Friends Are For

Dionne Warwick & Stevie Wonder & Burt Bacharach & Gladys Knight & Elton John

Stevie Wonder and Burt Bacharach

 From Burt's 1973 TV Special "Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3".
Features Stevie performing Bacharach's 'Alfie' on Chromatic Harmonica.

The full length video can be found in several formats here:
http://bedazzled.blogs.com/bedazzled/stevie_wonder/

Burt Bacharach Sings Solo: "This Guy's In Love With You"

Compiled and uploaded today: 16-09-12 by  YouTube/ ReigniteLove
Photo source: From "Electric Prom", London, 2008 by Contactmusic.com
Music: 'This guy's in love with you' - published on Sep 4, 2011 by Youtube/ vdesantis

Burt Bacharach performing at the Electric Proms at the Roundhouse | Burt Bacharach Picture 2135322 | Contactmusic

Burt Bacharach performing at the Electric Proms at the Roundhouse | Burt Bacharach Picture 2135322 | Contactmusic

Burt Bacharach . performing at the Electric Proms at the Roundhouse. London, England - 22.10.08

Burt Bacharach - Entertainment News, The Grammy Awards

Burt Bacharach - Entertainment News, The Grammy Awards

Burt Bacharach

Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

By David Sprague

 
Burt Bacharach is that rarest of composers -- a writer capable of tapping into the collective consciousness with immediately memorable melodies that always rrive via the road less traveled.



Having trained with several avant-garde masters, Bacharach learned to zig when others would zag, but his internal ompass taught him to apply those lessons to popular effect -- so much so that he'd end up cracking the top 10 with nearly 50 different songs and topping th singles chart nine times.



One of the few composers to have picked up hardware at the Grammys, Oscars and Emmys, Bacharach has consistently been abe to reinvent himself by forging kinships with performers as varied as Dionne Warwick (who charted 15 times with his work), B.J. Thomas and Elvis Costllo. There are undoubtedly dozens of reasons people have chosen to work with Bacharach, but the foremost is probably his steadfast adherence to hisoft-quoted philosophy: "Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember."

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ALFIE - Duet by Dionne Warwick & Burt Bacharach, 1986

Dionne Warwick - Alfie (Duet with Burt Bacharach - SG 1986)

This is the only "Alfie" version of Dionne and Burt's duets
Piano accompaniment by Burt Bacharach

Geek alert: Bacharach plays us the whole tone scale at 3:35. Not heard much these days --- not much in pop, that is. You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Intro) is another example. 

Anyway, great song with or without the exotica...nobodady1 3 weeks ago 

 

Loneliness remembers what happiness forgets

In the studio: A rare glimpse into how Stars, Star-Makers and Star songs are born ... a wonderful and rare footage of Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick collaborating on

"Loneliness Remembers what Happiness Forgets"

 

Burt Bacharach: 

 

"No matter what I do in trying to pull the musicians together, trying to get that rhythm section to play together as one, 

it's all to NO avail without the Magic of the Performer, 

without THAT Perfection that Dionne always brings to a Song."

[HD] Sheryl Crow -- "Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach & Hal David TV Special)

Gershwin Prize I Stevie Wonder Performs "Alfie" and introduces President Obama

See the full concert at http://video.pbs.org/video/2237921072/
Stevie Wonder performs "Alfie" at the White House as Burt Bacharach and Hal David receive the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Aired Monday, May 21 at 9/8 C on PBS stations nationwide. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/inperformanceatthewhitehouse/airdates.php

"Stevie Wonder shows, once again, his multi-level genius! He could sing the phone book and make it magic. And then to blow that phenomenal jazz harmonica solo on this melodically complex, modulating song! No one is coming up to follow in Stevie's footsteps."

voxmic48 2 months ago 

 

Behind the Scenes as Burt Bacharach and Hal David receive the Gershwin Award

Behind the Scenes as Burt Bacharach and Hal David receive the Gershwin Award 

"Published on May 22, 2012 by whitehouse President Obama awards Burt Bacharach and Hal David the annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a concert & ceremony at the White House. Hear from some of the musicians who came to honor the songwriting duo and listen in on some of the classic Bacharach & David songs being performed."

Video and annotations: Courtesy of Youtube/whitehouse - many thanks "whitehouse" for sharing this with the public and for the free download link.

Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach - "What the world needs now" & "Alfie" (60s)

Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach - "What the world needs now" & "Alfie" (60s) 

The quality of the video may not be so good but the recording is priceless - step back into a golden moment with this gifted duo ...

{Dionne Warwick sings and Burt Bacharach plays (also composer) "What the World needs now" and "Alfie" in a clip from the 60s. The quality of the audio is not very good, but even so, I think this clip deserves a chance to be seen and heard...}

Burt Bacharach performs "Alfie" at 92nd Street Y Spring Gala

What the World Needs Now...Featuring the Music of: Burt Bacharach

The 92nd Street Y's Annual Spring Gala featuring the music of Burt Bacharach, with performances by:

Elvis Costello
Sarah Dash
Cheyenne Jackson
Steven Weber
Jill O'Hara
John Pagano
Young People's Chorus of New York City

With
Dionne Warwick
And a special appearance by Burt Bacharach

Proceeds from the Spring Gala support the 92nd Street Y's myriad programs which strengthen and connect culture, community and the world.

Event Chairs: Helen & Bob Appel, Dana & Michael Goldstein, Lori & Marc Kasowitz, Tami & Fredric Mack

Event Vice-Chairs: Jill & Darius Bikoff, Stacey & Matthew Bronfman, Nancy & Paul Levy, Cheryl & Michael Minikes, Jenny & John Paulson

Journal Chairs: Lisa & Orin Wilf