The Songs of Burt Bacharach

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For over three decades, singer Prudence Johnson and pianist Dan Chouinard have performed together across MN and around the country.

From 1958’s “Magic Moments” for Perry Como through the heyday of 1960s hits for Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Gene Pitney and many others – the Bacharach-David duo created hummable songs whose quirks only make them more memorable, and whose simplicity, like “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”, keeps us humming and singing.

For over three decades, singer Prudence Johnson and pianist Dan Chouinard have performed together across MN and around the country. They’ve appeared individually and together on theater and concert stages with many and diverse musical projects large and small. Each has appeared on the other’s recordings, and their collection of Gershwin songs features the duo in the pure simplicity of solo piano and solo voice.

Both are veterans of National Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, and perform regularly with Garrison Keillor around the US. They indulge their love of classic country music in the band Lush Country, an all-star group of Prairie Home veterans, and share the stage often with storyteller Kevin Kling.

Prudence and Dan share a love of history and have written many shows together highlighting the music of eras and places. The Golden Age of Radio, Tiptoe Through the 60’s, and Flappers, Miners and Moonshiners: Minnesota in the ‘20s were all performed extensively throughout the state with support from the MN State Arts Board and the MN Historical Society. Other staples of their touring repertoire include shows dedicated to Burt Bacharach, Randy Newman, George Gershwin and Hoagy Carmichael.

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