Burt Bacharach

When I visited with Burt Bacharach at his home back in October for my Wall Street Journal interview, we spoke about the Gershwin Prize he was due to receive in May. Burt seemed a bit stunned by the enormity of the award and generous in praise of the others who had won previously. On May 8, the esteemed composer and singer was presented with the award at the White House. He also was entertained by artists singing and playing his songs. The...  

Last night, PBS broadcast "In Performance at the White House: Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song," a tribute to one of America's most successful songwriting teams. Before the event took place ...  

Continuing Rumer's takeover of Old music, the singer remembers a Bacharach and David classic – and discussing it at the White House with its writerHasbrook Heights is my new favourite song at the moment. What I love about Burt Bacharach and Hal David is that together they create a zephyr that sweeps you off your feet as a performer. Everything is in the melody and lyric. You just have to sing it as it's written.The song was originally written...  

Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall, Michael Feinstein and more appear in "In Performance at the White House: Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song," airing 9-10 PM May 21 on PBS stations. The White House ...  

The White House program, which was taped by WETA Washington, D.C. as part of the In Performance at the White House series, will premiere on PBS stations nationwide tonight, May 21, 2012 at 9 p.m. EDT check local listings as Burt Bacharach amp Hal David The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House.BroadwayWorld has just received preview clips of tonight's broadcast and brings them to you below Click...  

Next week PBS will air the White House ceremony, which includes performances by Sheryl Crow, Michael Feinstein, Diana Krall, Lyle Lovett, Mike Myers, Rumer, Arturo Sandoval, Sheléa and Stevie Wonder. As a preview, PBS has released video of Wonder’s performance.  

President Obama paid tribute to the legendary songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David, lauding their virtuosity and cross-genre appeal. "Like the Gershwin brothers, Burt and Hal have never been limited to one genre or even one generation," Obama said.  

TAMPA — From bullhorns to Bacharach, Wednesday offered a bit of everything to Mayor Bob Buckhorn: Two cities ... as did Lyle Lovett, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall, Arturo Sandoval and comedian Mike Myers. And yet. Even though President Barack ...  

The concert will performances by Sheryl Crow, Michael Feinstein, Diana Krall, Lyle Lovett, Mike Myers, Rumer, Arturo Sandoval, Sheléa and Stevie Wonder. According to the White House, it's the first time that the Gershwin Prize has been awarded to a ...  

WASHINGTON — A tribute concert honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who wrote such unforgettable tunes as “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” and “That’s What Friends are For,” will be broadcast nationally on PBS.  

President Obama will present the award as he did in 2010 and 2009, when the Library of Congress honored Sir Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, respectively. The program will include performances by Sheryl Crow, Michael Feinstein, Diana Krall ...  

Pic: Glenn Hampson LOVE. It's been -- and remains -- a recurring theme ... Bacharach has put hits into the hands of music greats from Frank Sinatra to Barbra Streisand, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, Neil Diamond, The Beatles and Aretha Franklin.  

And he's writing a new song with his ex-wife, Carole Bayer Sager - and it could be going the way of a very well-known songstress. "I'm working on a song with my ex-wife after all these years which may be for Barbra Streisand, you just have to keep writing ...  

WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, are to preside over a White House concert honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The show is to be broadcast May 21 on PBS stations nationwide as "Burt ...  

President Barack Obama honored Burt Bacharach and Hal David on Wednesday night as "two kings of songwriting," presenting them the nation's highest prize for popular music at the White House. The songwriting duo received the Library of Congress ...