One of the most popular and well-known songwriters of all time was Burt Bacharach. Some of the biggest artists in music have covered his tunes, making them timeless classics. Today we bid a true legend farewell. Burt, thank you for all the lovely songs; you will be terribly missed. Did you know that Burt Bacharach was experiencing a great deal of grief as he was writing his well-known love songs? He was going through a number of divorces and his 40-year-old autistic daughter committed suicide.

The legendary songwriter, who was 94, passed away on Wednesday. Including Dusty Springfield’s I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself and Aretha Franklin’s I Say A Little Prayer, he was the composer of some of the most well-known love ballads ever.

Burt Bacharach wrote some of the greatest love songs of the last generation or so during the course of his composing career. He created a lot of memorable melodies that are still used in hit songs today. Few people are aware, though, that Bacharach himself endured a great deal of heartache. He battled through three divorces before he eventually met “the one.” Bacharach’s fourth wife remained his wife for thirty years and stood by his side as a loyal companion right up to his passing.