Songwriter Hal David to Receive Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Hal David, who wrote the lyrics for such memorable songs as "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," will receive the 2,451st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday.

Fellow songwriter Paul Williams and jazz musician Steve Tyrell will join David in speaking at the late-morning ceremony in front of the Musicians Institute on Hollywood Boulevard. David's other memorable songs include "Walk on By," "I Say a Little Prayer," "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me," "One Less Bell to Answer" and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before."

David shared a best original song Academy Award with writing partner Burt Bacharach in 1970 for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head," which appeared in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He also received best original song nominations with Bacharach for "The Book of Love" for 1967's Casino Royale, and the title songs for Alfie and What's New Pussycat?.

David, a New York City native, was also the lyricist for the 1968 Broadway musical Promises, Promises, receiving a Grammy Award for its cast album.

Today's ceremony comes three days before David is to be honored with a musical tribute titled "Love Sweet Love" at the Mark Taper Forum, benefiting the Blue Ribbon of the Music Center and the ASCAP Foundation, in connection with his 90th birthday, which was on May 25.

—City News Service