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Burt Bacharach and Hal David to receive Gershwin Prize

5347 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissThe veteran songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David has been chosen to receive the Library of Congress' fourth Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, which will be presented at an all-star tribute ceremony in the spring in Washington. The creators... more info

Hal David To Be Honoured With Walk Of Fame Star

5347 days ago
ContactMusicCelebrated songwriter Hal David is to be honoured with the 2451st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month Oct11 The unveiling will be a belated 90th birthday gift for the beloved lyricist and longtime musical partner of Burt Bacharach David hit... more info

Secret diary of a band: How we write songs

5350 days ago
Guardian MusicWhen it comes to songwriting, say it simply and don't worry about how it might sound on a car advert. Oh, and beware of predictive text …In the comments section of a previous blog a reader suggested I write more about the creative elements of being... more info

Gene McDaniels

5392 days ago
Guardian MusicVersatile singer and songwriter famed for Feel Like Makin' LoveGene McDaniels, the American singer and songwriter, who has died aged 76, began and ended his career as the smoothest of vocal stylists. His hits of the early 1960s, such as A Hundred Pou... more info

New band of the day – No 1,082: Zooey

5396 days ago
Guardian MusicThis French duo take the breezy harmonies of Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson to create blissful Balearica-tinged popHometown: South London.The lineup: Matthieu Beck and Marie Merlet.The background: It just so happened that last week we were in Connec... more info

Readers recommend: songs about eavesdropping – results

5424 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Pulp's peeping Tom to Gil Scott-Heron's Watergate rap, here are the songs you've been phone-tapping your feet toEavesdropping: the act of secretly listening in to others' conversations, whether accidentally or deliberately.Dr Feelgood, on their ... more info

Bill Wells: 'I've more in common with indie'

5438 days ago
Guardian MusicSnubbed by Scotland's jazz scene, guitar virtuoso Bill Wells has teamed up with ex-Arab Strap man Aidan Moffat for a panoramic meditation on life and death'I like to think I can do things over a very wide musical range," Bill Wells says. "Even if you... more info

Rumer has it that village arts centre will host top singer's gig

5445 days ago
Scotsman.comSHE plays some of the most prestigious music venues in the world and her voice has mesmerised A-list celebrities such as Elton John and Burt Bacharach. more info

Portrait of the artist: Alice Cooper, musician

5448 days ago
Guardian Music'I worked with Salvador Dalí for four days. He did a sculpture of my brain with a chocolate eclair running down the back'What got you started?I was at that perfect age: I was 15 when the Beatles came out in the US; then the Rolling Stones, the Kinks... more info

Rumer - Seasons Of My Soul (album stream)

5480 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Seasons Of My Soul is the debut album by British singer, Rumer. Available in the US from September 2011, but you don't have to wait that long, you can already stream it in full, and enjoy it below, after you clicked Read More... thanks to the good f... more info

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