ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The country's "Bossa Nova Queen" Sitti is now busy promoting her CD and upcoming concert with "The Prince of Ballad"--none other than former Pinoy Dream Academy Season 1's third runner-up Ronnie Liang.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hit songwriter Cathy Dennis goes into the record books this week as one of the writers of the 1,000th No. 1 single of the rock era,
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
"Is love, sweet love..." is how the 1965 Hal David/Burt Bacharach song put it. It's an idea that is coming around again. As a quick...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
New York, NY -- The 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) Awards show was a smashing success, as SHOF Chairman/CEO Hal David and President Linda Moran helped induct songwriting heavyweights including Desmond Child, Albert Hammond, Loretta Lynn, Alan Menken and John Sebastian into its hallowed Hall, and saluted honorees Paul Anka, Anne Murray, John Rzeznik and Milt Okun for their contributions to popular...
CMT News (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
NEW YORK -- Once a year, New York City hosts a grand celebration of the art of songwriting. Each time around, the Songwriters Hall of Fame -- founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and currently chaired by Burt Bacharach's famed writing partner, lyri
Steven Rubio's Online Life (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
America had a new #1 song on June 16, 1968. It was written by the famous songwriting duo, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was their first #1 pop hit. The singer was a trumpet player who had never recorded...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Filed under: Comedy , Deals , Scripts Raindrops keep falling on my head. And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed, nothin' seems to fit ... Okay, this new project isn't quite the same as the Oscar-winning Hal David and Burt Bacharach song, but it's close enough, and probably inspired it -- Variety reports that for mid-six against high-six figures, Universal Pictures has picked up a...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman Hal David has announced this years inductees. Those to be honored include Desmond Child, Albert Hammond, Loretta Lynn, Alan Menken and John Sebastian; honorees Paul Anka, Anne Murray, and John Rzeznik. ...
Soulbounce.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
We've covered this before . Whenever Luther Vandross blesses a remake, it becomes his ("Always and Forever" notwithstanding). However, when Luther chose to remake "A House is Not a Home" in 1981 for his debut album, Never Too Much , it was more personal than any cover he'd ever do. Why? Because it was a tribute to his idol and the reason he pursued music as a career, Dionne Warwick , who was...
Entertainment - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Take Me Out to the Ball Game is to be honored with the Towering Song Award at the upcoming 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in New York,...
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
Your birthday today: You put sincerity and your best efforts into any undertaking, but sometimes your ideas are impractical and fantastic. You should keep your passions and emotions under strong control. You are capable of loving deeply and you require affection in return. Sincerely, there is no name written into the book for today, so if you wish to have a fantastic birthday party, you will have to...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
All right, there’s good news, and there’s bad news? Which would you like first? The bad news? That's what I thought you might say. The bad news is that yesterday's Marlins game against the San Francisco Pop Warner Giants was rained out. The good news is that it will be made up today. In lieu of actual Marlins [...]
92Y Blog (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
The following are Program Notes and Artist Bios for the Lyrics and Lyricists show Did the American Songbook Really End in 1965? at the 92nd Street Y on May 31 to June 2 . “Round, like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel, never ending or beginning on an ever-spinning reel..."* So goes the American popular song. Lyrics and melodies so perfectly intertwined that a fragment alone is enough...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
New York, NY -- Hal David, Chairman/CEO of The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF), today announced that Anne Murray will be this year's recipient of the Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award at the 2008 Awards dinner, slated for June 19 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. ...
Word Around the Net (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
"Don't think because there's a ring on your finger You needn't try anymore" -Wives and Lovers (Burt Bacharach/Hal David) The most recent blog and email buzz is around something non political (for once). Like the "can you believe these sexist ads!?" that showed up last month, it is related to husbands and wives from the past. In this case, it is a quiz for husbands and wives, to evaluate each
