Carole Bayer Sager to get special honor at Songwriters Hall

FILE – In this Oct. 19, 2016 file image taken from video, songwriter Carole Bayer Sager appears during an interview in New York about her new memoir, “They’re Playing Our Song.” Bayer Sager will receive the Johnny Mercer Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June 2019. The Oscar- and Grammy-winner, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall in 1987, will earn the organization’s highest honor on June 13 at its 50th induction ceremony in New York City. Image: AP Photo

NEW YORK — Carole Bayer Sager will receive the Johnny Mercer Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June.

The Oscar and Grammy-winner, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall in 1987, will earn the organization’s highest honor on June 13 at its 50th induction ceremony in New York City.

Bayer Sager, who turned 72 on Friday, has written more than 400 songs, including the Oscar-winning “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” from “Arthur”.

Bayer Sager and former husband Burt Bacharach teamed up to write hits like Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald’s “On My Own” and “That’s What Friends Are For,” best known for its version featuring Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder.

Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles and Bette Midler have all recorded songs written by Bayer Sager. MKH

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