The Songs

Pre-Concert Music
HOUSE BAND PLAYS OVERTURE: "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"/"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head";

Concert Performances

Lyle Lovett and Sheryl Crow: "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"

Stevie Wonder (with Arturo Sandoval):"Make It Easy on Yourself"

Diana Krall: "Look of Love"

Shelea: "Anyone Who Had a Heart"

Mike Myers: "What's New Pussycat"

Rumer: "A House is Not a Home"

Lyle Lovett: "Always Something There to Remind Me"

Sheryl Crow: "Walk On By"

Michael Feinstein: "Close to You"

Stevie Wonder: "Alfie"

Presentation of the Gershwin Prize by President Obama

All-Cast Finale: "What the World Needs Now is Love"

House Band: Robert Mounsey (Music Director, Piano and Keyboards), David Mann (Saxophone), Anthony Kadleck (Trumpet), Henry Hey (Keyboards), David Finck (Bass), Ben Butler (Guitar), Bashiri Johnson (Percussion), Shawn Pelton (Drums), Fonzi Thornton (Background Vocals), Vaneese Thomas (Background Vocals), Jill Dell’Abate (Background Vocals)

"Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House" is a production of WETA Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress, Cappy Productions, Mark Krantz Productions and CoMedia. The "In Performance at the White House” series was created by WETA Washington, D.C. ~The creators of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song are Bob Kaminsky, Peter Kaminsky, Mark Krantz, Cappy McGarr, Dalton Delan, and Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. ~The executive producers of "Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House" are Bob Kaminsky, Peter Kaminsky, Mark Krantz and Cappy McGarr; WETA executive producers are Dalton Delan and David S. Thompson. ~The program producers are Eileen Bernstein and Allen Kelman. ~The program director is Linda Mendoza. ~The music producer is Phil Ramone. The music director is Robert Mounsey. ~The series producer is Jackson Frost. Corporate funding for the program is provided by Sprint Nextel Corporation. Foundation support is provided by the Anne Ray Charitable Trust; The Annenberg Foundation; the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); and the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund. Individual support is from Cari and Michael J. Sacks. Major funding is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers. Air travel is generously provided by American Airlines.

Corporate funding for the program is provided by Sprint Nextel Corporation and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Foundation support is provided by the Anne Ray Charitable Trust, The Annenberg Foundation and The Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Philanthropic Fund.. Individual support is from Cari and Michael J. Sacks. Major funding is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers. Air travel is generously provided by American Airlines.