Mac davis biography today

Although born and raised in Texas, Mac Davis first broke into the music business in Atlanta, Georgia, where he attended Emory University. He was the regional manager of Vee-Jay Records and later Liberty Records in that city in the 1960s. He also played in rock bands there and worked as a probation officer.

The Liberty job took him to the West Coast, where he became affiliated with Nancy Sinatra's music publishing company. His big breakthrough as a songwriter occurred in 1969 when Elvis Presley recorded his "In the Ghetto," "Memories" and "Don't Cry Daddy." All three songs became pop hits.

Other notable early copyrights included "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" (sung by Glen Campbell), "Something's Burning" (a hit for Kenny Rogers & the First Edition), "Watching Scotty Grow" (Bobby Goldsboro) and "I Believe in Music" (a hit for the group Gallery that has been recorded by more than 50 artists). Mac Davis also recorded his own songs in the 1960s.

Davis became a pop singing s

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Morris Mac Davis (born in Lubbock, TX, on 21 January 1942; died September 29, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor who has enjoyed much crossover success. His early work writing for Elvis Presley produced the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation". A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits such as "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me", making him a well-known name in pop music. He also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows.

Davis graduated at 16 from Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas. He spent his childhood years with his sister Linda, living and working at the former College Courts, an efficiency apartment complex owned by his father, T. J. Davis, located at the intersection of College Avenue and 5th Street. Davis describes his father, who was divorced from Davis's mother, as "very rel

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Mac Davis dies at 78: Singer, songwriter, actor wrote 'In The Ghetto,' starred in films

Mac Davis — a singer, songwriter and actor who wrote "In The Ghetto" and other classic songs for Elvis Presley before becoming a multitalented star in his own right — died Tuesday at age 78. 

The announcement was made by the Country Music Association, following word from Davis' manager that he had become "critically ill" after undergoing heart surgery in Nashville.

Born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, Davis' career kicked off in 1968 with a string of hits for Presley, starting with "A Little Less Conversation" and followed by "Memories," "In The Ghetto" and "Don't Cry, Daddy."

In "Ghetto," Davis said he wanted to write about a "vicious circle," and "parts of urban areas where poor people were living and couldn't get out. They were stuck there, and everybody took off to the suburbs." 

"I grew up with a little kid whose daddy worked with my daddy, and he was a Black kid," Davis said in a 2014 in