“(They Long to Be) Close to You” gave the Carpenters their first No.1 in 1970
Originally recorded by artists such as Dionne Warwick “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by the Carpenters peaked to No.1 on July 25, 1970
Read MoreOriginally recorded by artists such as Dionne Warwick “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by the Carpenters peaked to No.1 on July 25, 1970
Read MoreA visionary composer and songwriter whose contributions to the world of music are unparalleled, Burt Bacharach was born on this day in 1928
Read MoreBurt Bacharach and Hal David were perhaps the missing link, the tandem who rode the bridge from the old world to the new, bringing old-fashioned songcraft into the heart of the sixties pop revolution and crafting dozens of enduring classics along the way
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