Mac Davis (1942 – 2020), “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me” singer-songwriter

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In the Ghetto, as well as A Little Less Conversation (a hit in 1968, and then a much bigger hit in a remixed version more than 30 years later). Davis’s compositions Memories and Don’t Cry Daddy would become regular staples of Presley’s concert performances in the 1970s.But Davis, who has died aged 78, was also a noteworthy artist in his own right.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto,” and whose own hits include “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me,” has died.

Bobby Braddock When I heard two or three days ago that Mac Davis was critically ill after heart surgery, I said, “God, please, I don’t wanna write a eulogy about Mac Davis.” Last night, when a friend told me she’d heard some sad news, I knew what it was.Mac Davis, a native of Lubbock, Texas who later moved to Atlanta, was first highly acclaimed as a songwriter, a writer of many Elvis hits like “In the Ghetto” and “A Little More Conversation,” and a Bobby Goldsboro hit that Mac wrote about his

Country musician Mac Davis, known for writing enduring Elvis Presley hits like "A Little Less Conversation" and "In the Ghetto" has died at age 78. His longtime manager Jim Morey said in a statement on Facebook that Davis died on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., after heart surgery and was surrounded by family and friends.

Mac Davis, the genial singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit with "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me," penned Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" and "In the Ghetto" and starred in the football film North Dallas Forty, has died.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorMac Davis, whose music career included recording 20 albums, writing the Elvis Presley hit “In The Ghetto” and starring in films like North Dallas Forty with Nick Nolte and on his own TV show, died Thursday in Nashville.

Entertainer Mac Davis, the man behind several of Elvis Presley’s hits including “In The Ghetto,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Memories” and “Don’t Cry, Daddy,” has died Tuesday at 78.Davis’ manager confirmed the news, according to an announcement by the Country Music Association, adding that the singer had become “critically ill” after undergoing heart surgery in Nashville.Davis, from Lubbock, Texas, who penned a number of songs in the late ’60s and ’70s for the King, went on to top the charts

Elvis Presley in 1969.Davis is behind the lyrics to some of Presley's most memorable tracks such as “In the Ghetto”, “Memories”, “Don’t Cry Daddy”, and his posthumous hit “A Little Less Conversation”.Davis’s songwriting catalogue also includes Glen Campbell’s “Everything a Man Could Ever Need” and “Something’s Burning” performed by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.While he is primarily known as a songwriter, Davis became a prominent country singer too.

Mac Davis, who wrote such hits as ‘In The Ghetto’ and ‘A Little Less Conversation’ for Elvis Presley as well as leading his own esteemed career on stage and screen, has died at the age of 78.Announcing his passing, Davis’ longtime manager Jim Morey said: “Mac Davis has been my client for over 40 years, and, more importantly, my best friend.“He was a music legend, but his most important work was that as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.

via Facebook.“He was a music legend but his most important work was that as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend,” Morey wrote. “I will miss laughing about our many adventures on the road and his insightful sense of humor.” The Country Music Association also confirmed the news via Twitter.We are heartbroken by the passing of legendary singer-songwriter and former #CMAawards host Mac Davis.

Elvis Presley's «In the Ghetto,» died on Tuesday. He was 78. Davis' manager of more than 40 years, Jim Morey, announced his death on Tuesday night.

Chris Willman Music WriterMac Davis, the singer-songwriter who parlayed pop and country hits into a network TV variety show and acting career, has died. He was 78.His manager of nearly four decades, Jim Morey, announced Davis’ death on Facebook Tuesday night.