Hal David Dead at 91: Legendary Songwriting Partner of Burt Bacharach

Hal David, legendary Oscar and Grammy-winning lyricist and the songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach, passed away in L.A. on Saturday morning (Sept. 1) at the age of 91.

The man who helped pen brilliant hits including "What the World Needs Now is Love" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head," died from complications due to a stroke at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. David suffered a major stroke back in March and experienced another just last Tuesday.

Many of David's 1960s-1970s pop hits were featured on timeless movies, television, and pop charts and were song by influential artists including The Beatles, Barbara Streisand, Frank Sinatra, and Neil Diamond.

Some other David classics include: "What's It All About?," "What's New, Pussycat?," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" and "What Do You Get When You Fall in Love?."

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head" won David and Bacharach an Oscar and is one of the famous tracks featured in the 1969 American Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." David was also awarded Grammys and Tonys for hits including "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and "That's What Friends Are For."

Just in May, Bacharach and David also received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for "Popular Song" during a White House tribute concert which was attended by President Barack Obama.

"Even at the end, Hal always had a song in his head," said David's wife Eunice. "He was always writing notes, or asking me to take a note down, so he wouldn't forget a lyric."