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 as Host
Burt Bacharach as Self
Dionne Warwick as Self
Valerie Simpson as Self
B.J. Thomas as Self
Terry Gross as Self
Austin Blasingame Art Direction
Carol Slatkin Editor
John Paulson Director
James Arntz Writer
John Paulson Producer
United States 01 March 2019
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