The secret of happy home working? A good local pub
Letters: A pint and a laugh | Sir Harry Lauder | Lord Rockingham’s XI | Pitney v Pitney | Turkey and Grenfell | British Library
May 2015
30 minutes with …
Burt Bacharach: Marlene Dietrich’s music sucked! But I liked her
The veteran songwriter and singer talks about the perfectionism that created hits, driving singers crazy, working with Noel Gallagher – and not working with Sinatra
July 2014
Burt Bacharach review – not so much a gig as a primer in composing genius
The dapper 86-year-old is humble about his amazing songbook, but when he takes the mic, its bittersweet magic is revealed, writes Caroline Sullivan
December 2012
Music blog
2012 review: notable deaths in music
See what the Guardian had to say about over 30 notable musicians who died this year - from Whitney Houston and Adam Yauch to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dave Brubeck and Ravi Shankar
November 2012
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Dionne Warwick: 'I refused a couple of Bacharach and David songs'
The Walk On By singer has five Grammys – but she reveals she would really like the chance to win an Oscar or an Emmy, she tells Chris Salmon
September 2012
Music blog
Hal David: five magic moments
In tribute to the great lyricist, here are five of the greatest songs from his partnership with Burt Bacharach
In praise of ...
In praise of … great lyricists
Editorial: For Hal David, lyrics were about believability, simplicity and emotional impact
Hal David dies of stroke at 91
Hal David obituary
Hal David, lyricist behind string of memorable hits, dies aged 91
