Prolific pop songwriter Hal David dies at 91
By The Week Staff | September 2, 2012
H
al David, the renowned pop music lyricist who wrote hit songs like "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," died Saturday in Los Angles. David was 91. "As a lyric writer, Hal was simple, concise and poetic — conveying volumes of meaning in the fewest possible words and always in service to the music," songwriter Paul Williams, president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, said in a statement.
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