Hal David

Obama Presents Award For Popular Song

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.09.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama honored Burt Bacharach and Hal David on Wednesday night as "two kings of songwriting," presenting them the n...

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Grammytech 2: A Conversation With Bob Clearmountain, Plus Chatting With Steve Tyrell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Linda Ronstadt, Dionne Warwick, Chris Botti, Etta James, B.J. Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, David Foster, Bob Clearmountain, Ahmet Ertegun, Burt Bacharach, Adele, Hal David, Rod Stewart, Carole King, James Ingram, Aaron Spelling, Cynthia Weil, Billy Davis Jr., Barry Mann, America's Got Talent, Aaron Neville, Ray Charles, Father of the Bride, American Idol, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, 2012 Grammys, Grammys 2012, Bruce Springsteen Grammys, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The thing with Bruce, and any artist like Bruce, is that the most important thing is the song, getting across the meaning and the character of the song. Bruce is almost like an actor in that he creates a character for each of his songs.

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Jimmy Webb: Still Making the Music That Will Likely Last Forever

Ellen Sterling | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Hal David, MacArthur Park, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Frank Sinatra, Richard Harris, Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Jimmy Webb, Entertainment News
Ellen Sterling

"Music," Jimmy Webb says firmly, "can save the world. It already has done so more than once. It will do so again. But, we have to save the music."

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Songwriters Hall Of Fame Finds a Home

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Grein, Nickolas Ashford, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Hal David, Willie Nelson, Desmond Child, Abe Olman, Stephen Sondheim, Glen Campbell, Carl Sigman, Lamont Dozier, Albert Hammond, Mac Davis, Grammy Museum, Johnny Mercer, Valerie Simpson, Bruce Johnston, Howie Richmond, Jimmy Webb, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Most songwriters, even successful ones, toil alone or with a single collaborator. To call them unsung would be oxymoronic, but with a few exceptions t...

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Pegi Young's "Starting Over," plus a Conversation with Jimmy Webb

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Martin, Bones Howe, Glen Campbell, Billy Joel, General Motors, Armin Steiner, Fred Mollin, Hank Williams, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Carole King, Arif Mardin, Ernest Tubb, Brill Building, Gerry Goffin, David Geffen, Art Garfunkel, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Pegi Young -- yes, wife of legendary artist Neil Young -- has a new video of her song "Starting Over" and HuffPost has the premiere of the music clip.

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Easy Listener: Why You Should Know Singer Joyce Breach

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Jones, Bob Merrill, Gene Bertoncini, Jon Weber, Russell George, Michel Legrand, Michael Leonard, Michael Korie, Carl Sigman, Joyce Breach, Sammy Fain, Warren Vaché, Marilyn Bergman, Audiophile, Alan Bergman, Burt Bacharach, Cabaret, Marshall Barer, Ted Koehler, Hal David, Carolyn Leigh, Mabel Mercer, Paul Francis Webster, Harvey Schmidt, Burton Lane, Scott Frankel, Arthur Schwartz, Johnny Mercer, Youtube, Chip Jackson, Todd Dameron, Odds & Ends, Entertainment News
David Finkle

There's a world-class pop singer you may not know about but absolutely should. She's Joyce Breach, who's been hiding her mellow light under lucky urban bushes.

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From Philly International to The Berklee College Of Music: A Conversation With Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Wilson Pickett, The Jacksons, The O'Jays, Count Basie, Teddy Pendergrass, Sarah Vaughn, Sting, Hall & Oates, Shane Mosley, Kelly Clarkson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Miles Davis, Isaac Hayes, Carrie Underwood, Daryl Hall, Aretha Franklin, Ruben Studdard, Lou Rawls, Atlantic Records, Tom Dowd, Michale Bubble, Don Cornelius, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Billy Paul, Chaka Khan, The Intruders, Fantasia, Ella Fitzgerald, Ahmet Ertegun, Nancy Wilson, Gladys Knight, Burt Bacharach, Quincy Jones, Lawrence Welk, Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour, Chris Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, Hal David, The Three Degrees, Rod Stewart, Jerry Wexler, Gamble & Huff, Columbia Records, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Leslie Gore, Arif Mardin, Nesuhi Ertegun, Philly International, Floyd Mayweather, John Lennon, Soul Train, Herbie Hancock, Dusty Springfield, Duke Ellington, Archie Bell & the Drells, Frank Sinatra, Clive Davis, John Oates, Madera-White, Tsop, Mfsb, Nile ROgers, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This weekend, the legendary R&B songwriting team will receive honorary doctorates in recognition of the 3500 songs they've produced over their 35-year partnership. In this interview, they reflect on their extraordinary careers.

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HuffPost Exclusive: The 40th Anniversary of Carpenters / Interview with Richard Carpenter

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Bettis, Handel, The Cranberries, Dionne Warwick, William Morris Agency, A&M Records, k.d. Lang, Universal U.S., Superstar, Shonen Knife, Matthew Sweet, Eddie Sulzer, Richard Carpenter, SHM CD, The Beatles, Universal Japan, Joe Osborn, Bob Messenger, Universal Music Group, Leon Russell, Now and Then, Reiss-Davis Clinic, Jerry Moss, Karen Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Ticket to Ride, Close to You, Jim McCrary, Paul Williams, Hal David, Madonna, The Carpenters, Cracker, Red Kross, Tim Hardin, Johnny Pearson, A&M, Herb Alpert, 40/40 the Best Selection, Sonic Youth, Sheryl Crow, We've Only Just Begun, The Century Plaza, Entertainment News, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Universal Music Enterprises, Billboard, Carpenters Gold, Roger Nichols, Hal Blaine, Billboard Magazine, Carpeneters, Dishwalla, Kmpc, Cma, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Richard Carpenter: "So many people have said to us, 'We can understand every word to your songs,' which, with all the pop and rock records at the time, was difficult to do."

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