Burt Bacharach, one of the crucial prolific composer/songwriters in American historical past — chargeable for huge hits like “Raindrops Hold Fallin’ on My Head” and “I Say a Little Prayer” — has died.

Bacharach died Wednesday at his L.A. house of pure causes, in accordance with his publicist.

Bacharach and his composing companion, Hal David, had been chargeable for a string of Dionne Warwick hits, together with “Do You Know The Method to San Jose,” “Stroll on By,” “I will By no means Fall in Love Once more” and “Do not Make Me Over.”

Quite a few artists lined his songs, together with Aretha Franklin, Elvis, Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra and Tom Jones.

Though the 8-time Grammy winner was largely thought of a grasp of straightforward listening, his songs had been lined by artists in all genres of music — everybody from Luther Vandross to Marty Robbins to Elvis Costello and even The Carpenters recorded his songs.

Everybody is aware of the #1 hit, “(They Lengthy to Be) Near You” … basic Bacharach.

He and David composed the rating for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Child,” which included ‘Raindrops.’ They gained 2 Academy Awards for the movie’s soundtrack.

Burt additionally wrote a number of hits along with his one-time spouse Carole Bayer Sager — and, actually, additionally they gained an Oscar for “Finest That You Can Do” … the theme from “Arthur.”

Burt was 94.