Hal David, lyrical composer for some of the best known songs in the world died last Saturday in Los Angeles from complications caused by a stroke. He was 91.
David began a song writing collaboration with Burt Bacharach in 1956 and is responsible for lyrical content of hits such as "Walk on By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".
Dionne Warwick made famous songs of the collaboration starting with “Don’t Make Me Over,” in 1962 and following with a string of successful and well loved songs “Walk on By,” “Alfie,” “Reach out for Me,” “Message to Michael,” “Trains and Boats and Planes,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again.”
David and Bacharach were recently hailed by U.S President Obama as "two kings of songwriting" and were presented the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in May 2012.
Over the years David collaborated with others including Albert Hammond, with whom he wrote "To All the Girls I've Loved Before."
