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What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

Mar 1, 2019 · 1h 30m
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Hosted by Bette Midler, enjoy a musical tribute to the man who wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. Lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach dominated the pop-music charts in the 1960s and early ’70s, crafting dozens of timeless Top 40 hits.

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Bette Midler
Host
Burt Bacharach
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Dionne Warwick
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Valerie Simpson
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B.J. Thomas
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Terry Gross
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Directed by John Paulson

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Released
Original language
EN
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Production
John Paulson Productions
Country
US

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