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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Hal David| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = non_performing_personnel| birth_name = Harold Lane David| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1921|5|25| death_date =| origin = New York City , New York , United States|U.S. | instrument =| genre = Pop music|Pop | occupation = Lyricist | years_active =| Labels =| associated_acts = Burt Bacharach , Dionne Warwick | website =| notable_instruments = Harold Lane "Hal" David (born May 25, 1921) is an United States|American lyricist . He grew up in Brooklyn, New York . David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach .
Career
David was born in New York City , New York , and is credited with popular music lyrics beginning in the 1940s with material written for band leader Sammy Kaye , and Guy Lombardo . He worked with Morty Nevins of The Three Suns on four songs for the feature film Two Gals and a Guy (1951), starring Janis Paige and Robert Alda .
In 1957, David met composer Burt Bacharach at Famous Music in the Brill Building in New York. The two teamed up and wrote their first hit " The Story of My Life (song)|The Story of My Life ", recorded by Marty Robbins in 1957. Later that year Perry Como had a hit with their " Magic Moments ". Subsequently, Bacharach and David wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music, many for Dionne Warwick , but also for The Carpenters , Dusty Springfield , B. J. Thomas , Gene Pitney , Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones , Jackie DeShannon , and others in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Bacharach and David hits include " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head ", " This Guy's in Love with You ", " I'll Never Fall in Love Again ", " Do You Know the Way to San Jose ", " Walk On By (Dionne Warwick song)|Walk On By ", " What the World Needs Now Is Love ", " I Say a Little Prayer ", " (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me ", " One Less Bell to Answer ", and " Anyone Who Had a Heart (song)|Anyone Who Had a Heart ".
The duo's film work includes the Oscar-nominated title songs for " What's New Pussycat? " and " Alfie (song)|Alfie "; " The Look of Love (Burt Bacharach song)|The Look of Love ", from Casino Royale ; and the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . In addition, " Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over ", " (They Long to Be) Close to You ", and " Walk On By (Dionne Warwick song)|Walk On By " have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Award|Grammy Hall of Fame .
David and Bacharach were awarded the 2011 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song bestowed by the Library of Congress , the first time a songwriting team was given the honor. David was recuperating from a recent illness and was unable to attend the Washington D.C. presentation ceremony in May 2012. cite web |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/05/hal-david-burt-bacharach-gershwin-prize-library-of-congress.html |title=Hal David, Burt Bacharach honored in D.C. with Gershwin Prize |date=May 9, 2012 |publisher= Los Angeles Times
David's work with other composers includes Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias' " To All the Girls I've Loved Before ", with Albert Hammond; Sarah Vaughan's " Broken Hearted Melody ", with Sherman Edwards ; the 1962 Joanie Sommers hit "Johnny Get Angry", also with Edwards; and "We Have All the Time in the World", written with John Barry and sung by Louis Armstrong, for the 1969 James Bond film '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service . David co-wrote with Paul Hampton the country standard Sea of Heartbreak , a hit for Don Gibson and others.
Hal David's elder brother, Mack David , was also a lyricist and songwriter.
Other achievements
In 1984 he was elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame .
He received a Doctor of Music degree from Lincoln College, Illinois in 1991 for his major contribution to American music.
In May 2000 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Degree from Claremont Graduate University .
He is a Founder of the Los Angeles Music Center
He is a member of the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center .
He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP , having served as its President, and where he now works on reform of intellectual property rights.
He serves the Advisory Board of the Society of Singers.
He is a member of the Board of Visitors of Claremont Graduate University in California.
He is currently the Chairman of the Board of the National Academy of Popular Music and its Songwriters Hall of Fame .
In 2011 the Songwriters Hall of Fame presented him their newest award, the Visionary Leadership Award, for his decade of service to the SHOF.Citation| title = Songwriters Hall of Fame presents first ever Visionary Leadership Award to Chairman Emeritus Hal David| url= http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90049024
Work on Broadway
Promises, Promises (musical)|Promises, Promises (1968) - Musical theater|musical - lyricist - Tony Award|Tony Nomination for Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical
''André DeShield's Haarlem Nocturne (1984) - revue - featured songwriter
The Look of Love (2003) - revue - lyricist
See also
List of songwriter tandems
References
Reflist
External links
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http://www.haldavid.com/ Official Hal David Website
cite news|url= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=126386399|title=The Fresh Air Interview: Burt Bacharach and Hal David|publisher= National Public Radio|NPR |date=May 5, 2010
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