LOS ANGELES – Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, ...

FILE - This Oct. 17, 2011 file photo shows legendary songwriters Bert Bacharach, left, and Hal David pose with singer Dionne Warwick at the "Love, Sweet Love" musical tribute to Hal David on his 90th ...

(CBS News) Hal David, the legendary songwriter who died on Saturday from complications after a stroke, will live on through his lyrics, which continue to resonate in pop culture. David's heartfelt ...

(CBS/AP) Dionne Warwick is comparing the death of lyricist Hal David to the loss of a relative. The singer issued a statement Sunday after David died in Los Angeles at age 91. Warwick explained that ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Hal David was a man of simple words. A writer by trade — and a journalist by education — David had a knack for encapsulating love, earnestness and a wry sense of humour into a ...

Sixty years ago this year, two singers with very different styles recorded two songs that quickly rose up the 1957-58 pop charts. Country singer Marty Robbins scored a hit with “The Story of My Life,” ...

When I was working at Domino’s Pizza during my college days, one of my co-workers remarked during a conversation about music that he was more into words of a song than the music. Well, being deep into ...

I just read how Letterman (or some late night host) was convinced to wear a suit an tie. The reasoning made sense — his more outrageous and outside comic approach would seem even more so coming from a ...

Hal David, famed and award-winning composer and lyricist, passed away Saturday at the age of 91 after suffering a stroke. Known for many of his hits, like “What’s New Pussycat?,” “Wishin’ and Hopin’,” ...

The songwriting duo of Hal David and Burt Bacharach is responsible for some of the biggest name collaborations in musical history, as evidenced by the tracks and artists below. Best known for working ...

It was my great good fortune to have met Hal David, who was introduced to me by Eddy Wolpin — the man who ran Famous Music in New York’s fabled Brill Building at 1619 Broadway. I had been out on the ...

Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early ‘70s, including “Walk On By,” ...