President Barack Obama honored Burt Bacharach and Hal David on Wednesday night May 9, 2012 as “two kings of songwriting,” presenting them the nation’s highest prize for popular music at the White House.
The songwriting duo received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during a tribute concert in the East Room, featuring Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett and others.MORE HERE
The event is scheduled to be broadcast on PBS May 21, 2012
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