I Went From A To Z

On the heels of The Beatles and part of the UK beat boom of the early 60s, enter Manfred Mann.

My Little Red Book, from the soundtrack to "What's New Pussycat?" features both Manfred Mann and composer Burt Bacharach playing piano on the track. It seems that Mann found the chords too grating for his tastes, and Bacharach was never one to compromise the exact sound he heard in his head.

Burt Bacharach is generally held as one of the most important figures in contemporary pop music. Bacharach is probably best known for his work with Dionne Warwick, but he has also made appearances in the Austin Powers movies, which has extended his demographic to a generation that may have otherwise completely overlooked his work.