Lyricist Hal David
For years he collaborated with music writer Burt Bacharach. Between them they've written such famous songs as Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head, Close to You, What's New, Pussycat?, and That's what Friends are For. This interview first aired October 22, 1997.
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