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    • May 25, 1921
    Songwriter Hal David is born in Brooklyn, New York. Best known for his collaborations with pop songwriter Burt Bacharach, David's country credentials include: "To All The Girls I've Loved Before," "Sea Of Heartbreak," "The Story Of My Life" and "It Was Almost Like A Song," among others
    May 15, 1972
    "Sea Of Heartbreak" songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David join the Songwriters Hall of Fame during an event at New York's Americana Hotel. Other inductees include Leo Robin, Carl Sigman, Mitchell Parish, Haven Gillespie, Pete Seeger, Arthur Freed, Edgar Leslie, E.Y. Harburg and Andy Razaf
    Oct 7, 1984
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Hal David and Billy Sherrill. David's credits include "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" and "It Was Almost Like A Song." Sherrill wrote "Almost Persuaded" and "Stand By Your Man"
    Feb 5, 2007
    Former Country Music Association awards nominee Natalie Cole drops in on the NBC-TV show "Studio 60" where she performs the Burt Bacharach/Hal David pop song "I Say A Little Prayer"
    May 9, 2012
    Lyle Lovett and Sheryl Crow sing "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" for president Barack Obama at the White House as Burt Bacharach and Hal David are honored with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
    May 21, 2012
    Lyle Lovett and Sheryl Crow perform as PBS airs "In Performance At The White House," honoring Gershwin Prize recipients Burt Bacharach and Hal David
    Aug 28, 2012
    "It Was Almost Like A Song" songwriter Hal David has his second stroke of 2012
    Sep 1, 2012
    Songwriter Hal David dies of a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A frequent Burt Bacharach co-writer, he penned several country hits, including Ronnie Milsap's "It Was Almost Like A Song," Don Gibson's "Sea Of Heartbreak" and Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson's "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
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