BACHARACH & DAVID TO RECEIVE GERSHWIN PRIZE
Legendary songwriters BURT BACHARACH and HAL DAVID are to be honoured with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an all-star tribute concert in Washington, D.C. next spring (12).
The award is the fourth Library of Congress officials have handed out and composer Bacharach and lyricist David are the first songwriting team to be honoured.
Bacharach says, "It’s a great honour to receive this award… It doesn’t get any better than this." Past recipients of the Gershwin Prize are Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney.
The announcement comes a day after David received word he would be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month (Oct11).
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