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"Dionne Warwick has paid tribute to the late songwriter Hal David. David passed away at the age of 91 on Saturday (September 1) due to complications relating to a stroke.    He and songwriting partner Burt Bacharach penned many of the biggest hits of the 1960s and 1970s, including &amp;#039;Close to You&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;I Say a Little Prayer&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;What&amp;#039;s New Pussycat?&amp;#039;. Warwick - who sang Bacharach and David&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Walk on By&amp;#039; - has praised the writer&amp;#039;s influence and gentle nature in a statement to CNN. &amp;quot;I feel as if I have lost another family member, but knowing I will always have him with me each time I sing the lyrics written for me by him will continue to bring me a sense of him being with me always,&amp;quot; she commented. Kristin Chenoweth, Herb Alpert and Smokey Robinson are among the other stars who have honoured David&amp;#039;s life and legacy. Earlier this year, Bacharach and David were given the prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a White House gala hosted by US President Barack Obama. Watch Dionne Warwick sing &amp;#039;Walk on By&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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