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Hal David Documentary - Hollywood Walk of Fame
Harold Lane David was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick.
Early life
David was born in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina and Gedalier David, who owned a delicatessen in New York, and younger brother of American lyricist and songwriter Mack David.
Career
David is credited with popular music lyrics, beginning in the 1940s with material written for bandleader Sammy Kaye and for Guy Lombardo. He worked with Morty Nevins of The Three Suns on four songs for the feature film Two Gals and a Guy , starring Janis Paige and Robert Alda.
published: 04 Jan 2022
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A Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Live performances of Burt Bacharach & Hal David's greatest hits by various artists at the Royal Albert Hall in London to benefit Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Center.
published: 11 Dec 2013
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U.S. Songwriter - Hal David dies (BBC One coverage)
This piece first broadcast on 2 Sept 2012. Televised on UK's national television BBC One. Programme (Program) -- Breakfast.
published: 02 Sep 2012
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Burt Bacharach Last Video 24 hours Before Death. He said it all
One of pop music's greatest composers, Burt Bacharach, has died aged 94.
He wrote enduring hits like I Say A Little Prayer, Walk On By and What The World Needs Now Is Love.
Along with lyricist Hal David, he also wrote numerous movie themes including What's New, Pussycat, Alfie, and The Look Of Love, a major hit for Dusty Springfield.
Bacharach died on Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam said.
Obituary: Burt Bacharach
Known for his airborne melodies and sumptuous orchestral arrangements, Bacharach was one of the most important songwriters of the 20th Century.
Over his career, he scored 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK, working with artists including Dionne Warwick, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Barbara Streisand, Tom Jones, Aretha Frank...
published: 09 Feb 2023
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Carpenters "Burt Bacharach & Hal David Medley" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Carpenters "Bacharach & David Medley: (They Long To Be) Close To You, Knowing When To Leave, Making It Easy On Yourself, (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me, I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Walk On By and Do You Know The Way To San Jose" on The Ed Sullivan Show, November 8, 1970. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
The Carpenters joined Ed on the November 8th, 1970 episode, which was taped at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Sullivan brought the whole show to the hospital as a way of thanking the wounded troops for serving their country. The Carpenters performed a medley of Burt Bacharach and Hal David songs.
Watch Motown performances from The Ed Sullivan Show https://youtube.com/watch?v=B9YrYoY0N4I&list=PLQWND5qZh...
published: 13 Feb 2023
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A BURT BACHARACH- HAL DAVID SONGBOOK
DIONNE,DUSTY,PERRY,ANDY sing the BACHARACH-DAVID songs.
published: 21 Apr 2017
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Dionne Warwick | Hal David | Burt Bacharach | I Say A Little Prayer (Studio Rehearsal) | 1967
#DionneWarwick, Hal David, and Burt Bacharach rehearsing "I Say A Little Prayer," (1967).
published: 28 Jan 2023
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Magic Moments: Remembering Hal David
Hal David’s classics — like “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” “Alfie” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” — are songs that defined an era.
Hal’s devoted wife, Eunice David, leads a very special evening of musical tributes and memories as Dionne Warwick and other stars perform David's great songs and share stories of his music, his career, his family and his life. Television and radio host A. J. Hammer moderates. Recorded June 12, 2017 at 92nd Street Y.
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published: 21 Jun 2017
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President Obama awards the Gershwin Prize to Burt Bacharach and postumously to Hal David
May 25, 2012 | 5:02 | Public Domain
The President of the United States presents the Gershwin Award to Burt Bacharach and Hal David's wife in the East Room as part of the "In Performance at the White House: Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song," PBS broadcast held on May 9, 2012.
published: 06 Sep 2012
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Burt Bacharach & Hal David In Performance at the White House Greatest Hit Songs
Stevie Wonder (with Arturo Sandoval): "Make It Easy on Yourself"
Diana Krall: "Look of Love" 0:50
Sheléa: "Anyone Who Had a Heart" 1:46
Mike Myers: "What's New Pussycat" 2:40
Rumer: "A House is Not a Home" 3:28
Lyle Lovett: "Always Something There to Remind Me" 6:34
Sheryl Crow: "Walk On By" 7:18
Michael Feinstein: "Close to You" 8:04
Stevie Wonder: "Alfie" 9:10
Burt Bacharach, All-Cast Finale: "What the World Needs Now is Love" 10:24
The house band on the best of "Bacharach/David Tribute In Performance at the White House" included Robert Mounsey (music director, piano and keyboards), David Mann (saxophone), Anthony Kadleck (trumpet), Henry Hey (keyboards), David Finck (bass), Ben Butler (guitar), Bashiri Johnson (percussion), Shawn Pelton (drums), Fonzi Thornton (background vocals), Vane...
published: 12 Aug 2022
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Hal David Documentary - Hollywood Walk of Fame
Harold Lane David was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his associat...
Harold Lane David was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick.
Early life
David was born in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina and Gedalier David, who owned a delicatessen in New York, and younger brother of American lyricist and songwriter Mack David.
Career
David is credited with popular music lyrics, beginning in the 1940s with material written for bandleader Sammy Kaye and for Guy Lombardo. He worked with Morty Nevins of The Three Suns on four songs for the feature film Two Gals and a Guy , starring Janis Paige and Robert Alda.
https://wn.com/Hal_David_Documentary_Hollywood_Walk_Of_Fame
Harold Lane David was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick.
Early life
David was born in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina and Gedalier David, who owned a delicatessen in New York, and younger brother of American lyricist and songwriter Mack David.
Career
David is credited with popular music lyrics, beginning in the 1940s with material written for bandleader Sammy Kaye and for Guy Lombardo. He worked with Morty Nevins of The Three Suns on four songs for the feature film Two Gals and a Guy , starring Janis Paige and Robert Alda.
- published: 04 Jan 2022
- views: 1220
1:47:52
A Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Live performances of Burt Bacharach & Hal David's greatest hits by various artists at the Royal Albert Hall in London to benefit Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy C...
Live performances of Burt Bacharach & Hal David's greatest hits by various artists at the Royal Albert Hall in London to benefit Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Center.
https://wn.com/A_Tribute_To_Burt_Bacharach_Hal_David
Live performances of Burt Bacharach & Hal David's greatest hits by various artists at the Royal Albert Hall in London to benefit Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Center.
- published: 11 Dec 2013
- views: 1891790
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U.S. Songwriter - Hal David dies (BBC One coverage)
This piece first broadcast on 2 Sept 2012. Televised on UK's national television BBC One. Programme (Program) -- Breakfast.
This piece first broadcast on 2 Sept 2012. Televised on UK's national television BBC One. Programme (Program) -- Breakfast.
https://wn.com/U.S._Songwriter_Hal_David_Dies_(Bbc_One_Coverage)
This piece first broadcast on 2 Sept 2012. Televised on UK's national television BBC One. Programme (Program) -- Breakfast.
- published: 02 Sep 2012
- views: 2049
5:16
Burt Bacharach Last Video 24 hours Before Death. He said it all
One of pop music's greatest composers, Burt Bacharach, has died aged 94.
He wrote enduring hits like I Say A Little Prayer, Walk On By and What The World Needs...
One of pop music's greatest composers, Burt Bacharach, has died aged 94.
He wrote enduring hits like I Say A Little Prayer, Walk On By and What The World Needs Now Is Love.
Along with lyricist Hal David, he also wrote numerous movie themes including What's New, Pussycat, Alfie, and The Look Of Love, a major hit for Dusty Springfield.
Bacharach died on Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam said.
Obituary: Burt Bacharach
Known for his airborne melodies and sumptuous orchestral arrangements, Bacharach was one of the most important songwriters of the 20th Century.
Over his career, he scored 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK, working with artists including Dionne Warwick, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Barbara Streisand, Tom Jones, Aretha Franklin and Elvis Costello.
Bacharach's music touched multiple genres, from cool jazz and rhythm and blues, to bossa nova and traditional pop - but they shared one thing in common: you could recognise them within a couple of notes.
It was a style inspired by his tutor, French jazz musician Darius Milhaud.
https://wn.com/Burt_Bacharach_Last_Video_24_Hours_Before_Death._He_Said_It_All
One of pop music's greatest composers, Burt Bacharach, has died aged 94.
He wrote enduring hits like I Say A Little Prayer, Walk On By and What The World Needs Now Is Love.
Along with lyricist Hal David, he also wrote numerous movie themes including What's New, Pussycat, Alfie, and The Look Of Love, a major hit for Dusty Springfield.
Bacharach died on Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam said.
Obituary: Burt Bacharach
Known for his airborne melodies and sumptuous orchestral arrangements, Bacharach was one of the most important songwriters of the 20th Century.
Over his career, he scored 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK, working with artists including Dionne Warwick, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Barbara Streisand, Tom Jones, Aretha Franklin and Elvis Costello.
Bacharach's music touched multiple genres, from cool jazz and rhythm and blues, to bossa nova and traditional pop - but they shared one thing in common: you could recognise them within a couple of notes.
It was a style inspired by his tutor, French jazz musician Darius Milhaud.
- published: 09 Feb 2023
- views: 135779
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Carpenters "Burt Bacharach & Hal David Medley" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Carpenters "Bacharach & David Medley: (They Long To Be) Close To You, Knowing When To Leave, Making It Easy On Yourself, (There's) Always Something There To Rem...
Carpenters "Bacharach & David Medley: (They Long To Be) Close To You, Knowing When To Leave, Making It Easy On Yourself, (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me, I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Walk On By and Do You Know The Way To San Jose" on The Ed Sullivan Show, November 8, 1970. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
The Carpenters joined Ed on the November 8th, 1970 episode, which was taped at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Sullivan brought the whole show to the hospital as a way of thanking the wounded troops for serving their country. The Carpenters performed a medley of Burt Bacharach and Hal David songs.
Watch Motown performances from The Ed Sullivan Show https://youtube.com/watch?v=B9YrYoY0N4I&list=PLQWND5qZhbj3tfQKiK-5FzjLSTUz5WRTf
Watch classic Rock and Roll performances from The Ed Sullivan Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxrz00XSOAo&list=PLQWND5qZhbj06AA1fnZQnHvOqP5ZctF8Y
Watch Iconic Singers perform on The Ed Sullivan Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIIU9xkGAMs&list=PLQWND5qZhbj1fSTRzLrpV3vLO1yOGx8vH
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The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day.
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#Carpenters #EdSullivan #EdSullivanShow
https://wn.com/Carpenters_Burt_Bacharach_Hal_David_Medley_On_The_Ed_Sullivan_Show
Carpenters "Bacharach & David Medley: (They Long To Be) Close To You, Knowing When To Leave, Making It Easy On Yourself, (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me, I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Walk On By and Do You Know The Way To San Jose" on The Ed Sullivan Show, November 8, 1970. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
The Carpenters joined Ed on the November 8th, 1970 episode, which was taped at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Sullivan brought the whole show to the hospital as a way of thanking the wounded troops for serving their country. The Carpenters performed a medley of Burt Bacharach and Hal David songs.
Watch Motown performances from The Ed Sullivan Show https://youtube.com/watch?v=B9YrYoY0N4I&list=PLQWND5qZhbj3tfQKiK-5FzjLSTUz5WRTf
Watch classic Rock and Roll performances from The Ed Sullivan Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxrz00XSOAo&list=PLQWND5qZhbj06AA1fnZQnHvOqP5ZctF8Y
Watch Iconic Singers perform on The Ed Sullivan Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIIU9xkGAMs&list=PLQWND5qZhbj1fSTRzLrpV3vLO1yOGx8vH
Sign up to receive the Ed Sullivan Show newsletter! https://EdSullivan.lnk.to/SubscribeToEmail
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The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day.
© SOFA Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
#Carpenters #EdSullivan #EdSullivanShow
- published: 13 Feb 2023
- views: 144899
35:31
A BURT BACHARACH- HAL DAVID SONGBOOK
DIONNE,DUSTY,PERRY,ANDY sing the BACHARACH-DAVID songs.
DIONNE,DUSTY,PERRY,ANDY sing the BACHARACH-DAVID songs.
https://wn.com/A_Burt_Bacharach_Hal_David_Songbook
DIONNE,DUSTY,PERRY,ANDY sing the BACHARACH-DAVID songs.
- published: 21 Apr 2017
- views: 147500
56:00
Magic Moments: Remembering Hal David
Hal David’s classics — like “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” “Alfie” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” — are songs tha...
Hal David’s classics — like “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” “Alfie” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” — are songs that defined an era.
Hal’s devoted wife, Eunice David, leads a very special evening of musical tributes and memories as Dionne Warwick and other stars perform David's great songs and share stories of his music, his career, his family and his life. Television and radio host A. J. Hammer moderates. Recorded June 12, 2017 at 92nd Street Y.
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https://wn.com/Magic_Moments_Remembering_Hal_David
Hal David’s classics — like “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” “Alfie” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” — are songs that defined an era.
Hal’s devoted wife, Eunice David, leads a very special evening of musical tributes and memories as Dionne Warwick and other stars perform David's great songs and share stories of his music, his career, his family and his life. Television and radio host A. J. Hammer moderates. Recorded June 12, 2017 at 92nd Street Y.
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- published: 21 Jun 2017
- views: 4630
5:02
President Obama awards the Gershwin Prize to Burt Bacharach and postumously to Hal David
May 25, 2012 | 5:02 | Public Domain
The President of the United States presents the Gershwin Award to Burt Bacharach and Hal David's wife in the East Room as p...
May 25, 2012 | 5:02 | Public Domain
The President of the United States presents the Gershwin Award to Burt Bacharach and Hal David's wife in the East Room as part of the "In Performance at the White House: Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song," PBS broadcast held on May 9, 2012.
https://wn.com/President_Obama_Awards_The_Gershwin_Prize_To_Burt_Bacharach_And_Postumously_To_Hal_David
May 25, 2012 | 5:02 | Public Domain
The President of the United States presents the Gershwin Award to Burt Bacharach and Hal David's wife in the East Room as part of the "In Performance at the White House: Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song," PBS broadcast held on May 9, 2012.
- published: 06 Sep 2012
- views: 3742
11:26
Burt Bacharach & Hal David In Performance at the White House Greatest Hit Songs
Stevie Wonder (with Arturo Sandoval): "Make It Easy on Yourself"
Diana Krall: "Look of Love" 0:50
Sheléa: "Anyone Who Had a Heart" 1:46
Mike Myers: "What's New ...
Stevie Wonder (with Arturo Sandoval): "Make It Easy on Yourself"
Diana Krall: "Look of Love" 0:50
Sheléa: "Anyone Who Had a Heart" 1:46
Mike Myers: "What's New Pussycat" 2:40
Rumer: "A House is Not a Home" 3:28
Lyle Lovett: "Always Something There to Remind Me" 6:34
Sheryl Crow: "Walk On By" 7:18
Michael Feinstein: "Close to You" 8:04
Stevie Wonder: "Alfie" 9:10
Burt Bacharach, All-Cast Finale: "What the World Needs Now is Love" 10:24
The house band on the best of "Bacharach/David Tribute In Performance at the White House" included Robert Mounsey (music director, piano and keyboards), David Mann (saxophone), Anthony Kadleck (trumpet), Henry Hey (keyboards), David Finck (bass), Ben Butler (guitar), Bashiri Johnson (percussion), Shawn Pelton (drums), Fonzi Thornton (background vocals), Vaneese Thomas (background vocals), Jill Dell'Abate (background vocals).
The starry occasion at the US White House, Washington DC, broadcast on May 21, 2012, celebrated the presentation by President Obama and Michelle Obama of the Library of Congress' 2012 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to composer Burt Bacharach, 83, and lyricist Hal David, 90. Bacharach was in attendance, but David, recovering from a recent stroke, was not there to hear Stevie Wonder sing "Alfie," one of the team's many hits in a 50-year career. Hal David died from a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at the age of 91 on September 1, 2010.
The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song "honors artists whose lifetime contributions in the field of popular song exemplify the standard of excellence associated with George and Ira Gershwin, by bridging musical styles, bringing diverse listeners together, and fostering their mutual respect and appreciation."
Previous recipients are Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney.
In making the selection for the prize, the Librarian of Congress turned for advice to leading members of the music and entertainment communities. The 2012 award advisory committee consisted of Elvis Costello, Bobette Dudley, Paul McCartney, Rickey Minor, Paul Simon, Lee Ann Womack, and Stevie Wonder.
Bacharach and David have collaborated with other songwriters. Their most prolific time together was in the 1960s up to a hiatus in the mid-1970s. They reunited in the early 1990s with Dionne Warwick, writing a song titled "Sunny Weather Lover" for her "Friends Can Be Lovers" album.
Burt Bacharach won three
Academy Awards and eight Grammy Awards, including the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award and the 1997 Trustees Award, both of which he shares with David. David has won several Grammy Awards; he also has received the Presidential Award from the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) and the B'Nai B'rith Creative Achievement Award. As a recipient of the Ivor Novello Award, he became the first American to achieve that honor. In 1996 he and Burt Bacharach received the Johnny Mercer Award from the national Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2011, the Hall also presented David with its Visionary Leadership Award.
https://wn.com/Burt_Bacharach_Hal_David_In_Performance_At_The_White_House_Greatest_Hit_Songs
Stevie Wonder (with Arturo Sandoval): "Make It Easy on Yourself"
Diana Krall: "Look of Love" 0:50
Sheléa: "Anyone Who Had a Heart" 1:46
Mike Myers: "What's New Pussycat" 2:40
Rumer: "A House is Not a Home" 3:28
Lyle Lovett: "Always Something There to Remind Me" 6:34
Sheryl Crow: "Walk On By" 7:18
Michael Feinstein: "Close to You" 8:04
Stevie Wonder: "Alfie" 9:10
Burt Bacharach, All-Cast Finale: "What the World Needs Now is Love" 10:24
The house band on the best of "Bacharach/David Tribute In Performance at the White House" included Robert Mounsey (music director, piano and keyboards), David Mann (saxophone), Anthony Kadleck (trumpet), Henry Hey (keyboards), David Finck (bass), Ben Butler (guitar), Bashiri Johnson (percussion), Shawn Pelton (drums), Fonzi Thornton (background vocals), Vaneese Thomas (background vocals), Jill Dell'Abate (background vocals).
The starry occasion at the US White House, Washington DC, broadcast on May 21, 2012, celebrated the presentation by President Obama and Michelle Obama of the Library of Congress' 2012 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to composer Burt Bacharach, 83, and lyricist Hal David, 90. Bacharach was in attendance, but David, recovering from a recent stroke, was not there to hear Stevie Wonder sing "Alfie," one of the team's many hits in a 50-year career. Hal David died from a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at the age of 91 on September 1, 2010.
The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song "honors artists whose lifetime contributions in the field of popular song exemplify the standard of excellence associated with George and Ira Gershwin, by bridging musical styles, bringing diverse listeners together, and fostering their mutual respect and appreciation."
Previous recipients are Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney.
In making the selection for the prize, the Librarian of Congress turned for advice to leading members of the music and entertainment communities. The 2012 award advisory committee consisted of Elvis Costello, Bobette Dudley, Paul McCartney, Rickey Minor, Paul Simon, Lee Ann Womack, and Stevie Wonder.
Bacharach and David have collaborated with other songwriters. Their most prolific time together was in the 1960s up to a hiatus in the mid-1970s. They reunited in the early 1990s with Dionne Warwick, writing a song titled "Sunny Weather Lover" for her "Friends Can Be Lovers" album.
Burt Bacharach won three
Academy Awards and eight Grammy Awards, including the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award and the 1997 Trustees Award, both of which he shares with David. David has won several Grammy Awards; he also has received the Presidential Award from the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) and the B'Nai B'rith Creative Achievement Award. As a recipient of the Ivor Novello Award, he became the first American to achieve that honor. In 1996 he and Burt Bacharach received the Johnny Mercer Award from the national Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2011, the Hall also presented David with its Visionary Leadership Award.
- published: 12 Aug 2022
- views: 3384