Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Hal David 's last songwriting project was a reunion with two people with whom he had some of his greatest success starting 50 years ago : Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick , according to Warwick 's representative . David , who wrote the lyrics to many of Warwick 's biggest hits , died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles from complications of a stroke , the American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers said Saturday . He was 91 . `` 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 , '' Warwick said Sunday in a statement to CNN . Warwick was a 21-year-old songstress backing up the Drifters in a New York recording session in 1962 when David and Bacharach -- who began collaborating on pop tunes five years earlier -- fell in love with her voice . She became the most prolific interpreter of David and Bacharach songs , starting with `` Do n't Make Me Over , '' released in November 1962 . Other 1960s classics from the team include `` Walk On By , '' `` Message to Michael , '' `` Alfie , '' `` I Say a Little Prayer '' and `` Do You Know the Way to San Jose ? '' David and Bacharach , who parted ways as regular collaborators in the 1970s , came together recently to write several new songs for Warwick 's 50th anniversary album , Warwick 's rep said . `` Dionne , Now '' is set for release in October . David started working with Bacharach in the late 1950s on tunes recorded by artists including Perry Como , Gene Pitney , Dusty Springfield , Tom Jones , Frank Sinatra , the Carpenters , Barbra Streisand and Warwick . In May , President Barack Obama and the first lady hosted a concert honoring Bacharach and David as part of the `` In Performance at the White House '' series . Herb Alpert , who sang and played trumpet on David and Bacharach 's chart-topping pop hit `` This Guy 's in Love With You '' in 1968 , called David `` a gentleman genius , whose lyrics touch the soul . '' `` As a lyric writer , Hal was simple , concise and poetic -- conveying volumes of meaning in fewest possible words and always in service to the music , '' said ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams . `` It is no wonder that so many of his lyrics have become part of our everyday vocabulary and his songs ... the backdrop of our lives . '' Singer Smokey Robinson on Saturday said David was one of his songwriting idols when he was growing up . `` I hope that the music world will join together in celebrating the life of one of our greatest composers ever , '' Robinson said in a statement Saturday . `` I will really miss my friend but I will celebrate his life and he will live on-and-on through his incredible musical contribution . '' Lyricist Carole Bayer Sager , who also worked extensively with then-husband Burt Bacharach , said David made Bacharach 's melodies seem `` effortless . '' David was president of ASCAP from 1980 till 1986 . The Recording Academy called David an `` exquisite lyricist '' whose work has left a `` lasting impact on our culture . '' He was born in Brooklyn , New York , to parents who had immigrated from Austria . He studied journalism at New York University before joining the military during World War II . Returning to New York after the war , he began working with songwriters he met at the famous Brill Building , which at the time was the center of the city 's song industry , ASCAP said . It was his collaboration with Bacharach that proved the most fruitful . They were some of the first to work with Warwick when she was a young vocalist . They also helped Herb Alpert reach No . 1 with `` This Guy 's in Love With You '' and wrote The Carpenters ' No . 1 hit `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You . '' British invasion stars like Springfield and Sandie Shaw sought the pair 's talents in the 1960s , and they got Tom Jones into the Top 10 with `` What 's New Pussycat . '' The pair 's accomplishments extended to stage and screen as well . They wrote scores and themes for 1960s films including `` Alfie '' and `` Casino Royale . '' Their `` Raindrops '' tune was written for `` Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid '' and reached No . 1 . They wrote the score for the musical `` Promises , Promises , '' which was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Grammy for Best Cast Album of the Year in 1970 . David parted ways with Bacharach in the early 1970s , but he went on to work with other composers , including Albert Hammond -- with whom he wrote `` To All the Girls I 've Loved Before . '' His first wife , Anne , died in 1987 . He is survived by his wife , Eunice ; two sons , three grandchildren , and two stepsons . David 's older brother Mack , who died in 1991 , was also a famous songwriter who wrote such hits as `` La Vie en Rose , '' `` Candy , '' and `` Bibiddi-Bobbidi-Boo . '' CNN 's Denise Quan contributed to this report .
Dionne Warwick was the most prolific interpreter of David and Bacharach songs . `` Do n't Make Me Over '' was the first David-Bacharach hit for Warwick , in November 1962 . `` I will always have him with me each time I sing the lyrics written for me by him , '' Warwick says . David , 91 , died Saturday from complications of a stroke .