Hal David, songwriting partner to composer Burt Bacharach, has died at age 91. He was known for songs infused with optimism, for love letters bound to be stuck in your head for days, and for asking a lot of questions. With Burt Bacharach he wrote their first hit 'The Story of My Life,' recorded by Marty Robbins in 1957.
Later that year Perry Como had a hit with their 'Magic Moments.' Subsequently, in the 1960s and early 1970s Bacharach and David wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music, many for Dionne Warwick but also for The Carpenters, Dusty Springfield, B. J. Thomas, Gene Pitney, Tom Jones, Jackie DeShannon and others. Here are the 21 most memorable songs written by Hal David.
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