Al David

Al David was an American songwriter who was born in New York City in 1921.
* He began his career in the music industry as a staff songwriter for the Brill Building in the 1950s.
* He is best known for his collaborations with the composer Burt Bacharach, with whom he wrote over 70 songs, including "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "I Say a Little Prayer," and "Anyone Who Had a Heart."
* David won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1977.
* He died in 2012 at the age of 91.

Here are some additional details about Al David's life and career:

* David was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 25, 1921.
* He began his career in the music industry in the early 1950s as a staff songwriter for the Brill Building, a music publishing company in New York City.
* At the Brill Building, David worked with a number of other songwriters, including Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Barry Mann.
* David and Bacharach began collaborating in the mid-1950s, and they quickly became one of the most successful songwriting teams in the world.
* Over the course of their collaboration, David and Bacharach wrote over 70 songs, including "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Anyone Who Had a Heart," "What the World Needs Now Is Love," and "This Guy's in Love with You."
* David won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969), "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (1981), and "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (1982).
* He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1977.
* David died on September 1, 2012, at the age of 91.