B.J Thomas is gone. RIP

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bj-thomas-dies-grammy-winning-225939555.html


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1. And just the other day, we celebrated Hal David's birthday.

Wed May 26, 2021: On May 25, 1921, Hal David was born.

Hal David

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Background information
Birth name: Harold Lane David
Born: May 25, 1921; New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 1, 2012 (aged 91); Los Angeles, California, United States

Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick.

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Early life

David was born in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina (née Goldberg) and Gedalier David, who owned a delicatessen in New York, and younger brother of American lyricist and songwriter Mack David.

Career

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In 1957, David met composer Burt Bacharach at Famous Music in the Brill Building in New York. The two teamed up and wrote their first hit "The Story of My Life", recorded by Marty Robbins in 1957. Subsequently, in the 1960s and early 1970s Bacharach and David wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music, many for Dionne Warwick but also for The Carpenters, Dusty Springfield, B. J. Thomas, Gene Pitney, Tom Jones, Jackie DeShannon and others.

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Bacharach and David hits included "Alfie", "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "This Guy's in Love with You", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", "Walk On By", "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "I Say a Little Prayer", " (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me ", "One Less Bell to Answer" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart".

The duo's film work includes the Oscar-nominated title songs for "What's New Pussycat?" and "Alfie", "The Look of Love", from Casino Royale; and the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In addition, "Don't Make Me Over", " (They Long to Be) Close to You " and "Walk On By" have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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David and Bacharach were awarded the 2011 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, bestowed by the Library of Congress, the first time a songwriting team was given the honor. David was recuperating from an illness and was unable to attend the Washington D.C. presentation ceremony in May 2012.

The television tribute, What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David was aired on public television stations and released on home video in 2019. The program was hosted by Bette Midler and contained archival interviews with Hal David, and commentary, tributes, and archival performances with Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, and Glen Campbell.

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Glen Campbell & BJ Thomas - Good Times Again (2007) - Raindrops Keep Fallin... (1970) w/ intro
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Glen Campbell & B.J. Thomas - Good Times Again (2007) - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (15 Feb 1970) w/ intro

This video is from a 2007 DVD called "Glen Campbell - Good Times Again." Glen was 71 years old when this DVD was released. It has a number of memorable performances from the TV show "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour," which ran from 1969 to 1972 on CBS. Four years after this DVD was released, in June of 2011, Glen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. David and Bacharach also won Best Original Score. The song was recorded by B. J. Thomas in seven takes, after Bacharach expressed dissatisfaction with the first six. In the film version of the song, Thomas had been recovering from laryngitis, which made his voice sound hoarser than in the 7-inch release. The film version featured a separate vaudeville-style instrumental break in double time while Paul Newman performed bicycle stunts.

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