Behind the Scenes as Burt Bacharach and Hal David receive the Gershwin Award

May 21, 2012 | Public Domain

President Obama awards Burt Bacharach and Hal David the annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a concert & ceremony at the White House. Hear from some of the musicians who came to honor the songwriting duo and listen in on some of the classic Bacharach & David songs being performed.

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