RIP: Hal David, legendary songwriter and Burt Bacharach music partner

RIP: Hal David, legendary songwriter and Burt Bacharach music partner

From SFGate:

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, has died. He was 91.

David died of complications from a stroke Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his wife Eunice David.

He had suffered a major stroke in March and was stricken again on Tuesday, she said.

“Even at the end, Hal always had a song in his head,” Eunice David said. “He was always writing notes, or asking me to take a note down, so he wouldn’t forget a lyric.”

“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”:

“Close To You”:

• Hal David: http://www.haldavid.com

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