Renowned songwriter Hal David died on Sept. 1. He was 91.
David famously collaborated with Burt Bacharach and vocalist Dionne Warwick, and won numerous American music awards, including Academy Awards and Grammys.
David also worked with Willie Nelson, Julio Iglesias, Albert Hammond, Sarah Vaughan, Sherman Edwards, Paul Hampton and others. Among his many award-winning compositions are “What the World Needs Now is Love,” “I Say a Little Prayer”, “Alfie”, “A House is Not A Home,” “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”, and soundtrack songs for the hit film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
Born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., David was the son of Austrian-Jewish immigrants. He was chairman of the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and received the B’nai B’rith Creative Achievement Award, the NARM Presidential Award and more. He also founded the Los Angeles Music Center.
He is survived by his wife, Eunice, sons Jim and Craig, and three grandchildren.