Todd Rundgren has a wealth of legendary songs of his own that have powered his career through many decades. But if it hadn't been for important inspirations like songwriter and producer Burt Bacharach ...

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Todd Rundgren was done with tribute tours after David Bowie and the Beatles. Burt Bacharach brought him back. Why? "Almost no ...

Two years after the legendary Burt Bacharach passed away, his longtime music director Rob Shirakbari is leading a tribute tour that includes Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Todd Rundgren and "The Voice" ...

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No word yet on who Yeun will play in the film—which is to say, the Avatar film, which is to say the Aang movie, do not get ...

He always had great singers to sing it, Dionne Warwick and Chuck Jackson and ... I know that even Elvis himself was somewhat terrified of doing “God Give Me Strength.” And it's befallen ...

Rundgren, who boycotted his Rock Hall induction, cites former Del Mar resident Bacharach as a key early influence on his ...

The U.K. Christian right is increasingly drawing on a U.S.-forged playbook. It is also drawing on U.S. money. But the U.K.

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