Singer Presents Burt Bacharach

Mar 24, 1971

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Burt Bacharach's first TV Special with a couple of top notch guest stars!

Overview

On March 14, 1971, SINGER PRESENTS BURT BACHARACH was shown on CBS and featured Barbra Streisand joining the composer at the piano for an intimate conversation about life, love and music, as well as several performances - in addition to appearances by Tom Jones, Rudolf Nureyev and Bettie De Jong, too.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

Smith-Hemion Productions

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Cast

Himself

Burt Bacharach

Herself

Barbra Streisand

Himself

Tom Jones

Himself

Rudolf Nureyev

Dancer

Bettie de Jong

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Singer Presents Burt Bacharach

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