Mac Davis
Background information
Birth name	Scott Davis
Born	January 21, 1942
Origin	Lubbock, Texas
Genre(s)	Country Music/Pop Music
Occupation(s)	singer/songwriter/actor
Years active	1972-Present
Label(s)	MCA Records
Associated acts	Kenny Rogers, Elvis Presley, Crystal Gayle

Mac Davis (born Scott Davis, January 21, 1942, in Lubbock, Texas) is a country music singer and songwriter, who has enjoyed much pop music crossover success. He became one of the most successful country singers of the 1970s and 80s and also was an actor. Image File history File linksMetadata MacDavisAlbum. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Nickname: Hub City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Lubbock County Mayor David Miller Area    - City 297. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Music Corporation of America, commonly known as MCA, is a United States based corporation in the music business. ... Kenneth Donald Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb January 9, 1951) is an American Country Music/Pop Music Singer. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Nickname: Hub City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Lubbock County Mayor David Miller Area    - City 297. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Crossover may refer to: In computer science: Ethernet crossover cable, Ethernet cable in which the transmit and receive pairs are swapped at one end CrossOver, commercial program developed by CodeWeavers In fiction: Fictional crossover, event in fiction when a story takes place in more than one series Intercompany crossover, comic... Template:A year The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Note: Sometimes 80s is used as shorthand for the 1980s, the 1880s, or other such decades in different centuries. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...

Career as a songwriter

Mac Davis initially rose to fame as a working songwriter. He seemed to be quite gifted in songwriting, writing the 1969 hit song for Elvis Presley called "In the Ghetto". He later proved to the public that he was more than just a songwriter, but also a Country singer. Especially in the 1970s, many of his songs found success on the country and pop charts alike, including the number-one smash "Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me," "One Hell of a Woman," and "Stop and Smell the Roses". In the 1970s, he also was active as an actor, hosting his own variety show during this time and also appearing in several movies. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... In the Ghetto is a song written by American singer-songwriter Mac Davis and made popular by rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. ...

Mac Davis was born in 1942 in Lubbock, Texas. In his early years, he lived for a time in Atlanta, Georgia. In Atlanta, he played Rock'n Roll music. He also worked for the Vee Jay record company (home to R&B stars such as Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler and Dee Clark) as a regional manager, and later also served as a regional manager for Liberty Records. In the meantime, Davis was also writing songs. One of the songs he wrote in 1968, called "A Little Less Conversation," was recorded by Elvis Presley (and would become a posthumous hit for Presley many years later). Shortly after, Elvis recorded Davis' song "In the Ghetto" in his sessions in Memphis. The song became a hit for Elvis and he continued to record more of Mac's material, like "Memories" and "Don't Cry Daddy". Bobby Goldsboro also recorded some of Mac's songs, like "Watching Scotty Grow," which became a number one Adult Contemporary hit for Goldsboro in 1971. Other artists that recorded his material included O.C. Smith and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. "I Believe In Music," often considered to be Davis' signature song, was recorded by several artists (including Marian Love and Davis himself) before it finally became a hit in 1972 for the group Gallery. Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Nickname: Hub City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Lubbock County Mayor David Miller Area    - City 297. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City  132. ... Gene Chandler, was born Eugene Dixon, July 6, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois. ... Jerry Butler was an American soul singer also known as The Ice Man. ... Liberty Records was a United States based record label. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Bobby Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop music singer. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... O.C. Smith (21 June 1932 - November 23, 2001) was a Grammy Award winning musician. ... Kenneth Donald Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gallery was a soft rock band of the 1970s. ...

Success as a singer

Mac soon decided to pursue a career in Country music. He was soon signed to Columbia Records in 1970. His big success came two years later in 1972 when he topped the Country and Pop charts with the hit song "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me". Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Mac's work in music seemed sometimes to be overtly sexual. For example, "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" (in which he pleads with a woman not to get too attached to him because he doesn't want to commit to a full-time relationship with her) was one of them, as well as other hit songs like "Naughty Girl" and "Baby Spread Your Love On Me". He wasn't alone in this; many country songs popular in the 1970s and 1980s featured sexual overtones.

In 1974, Mac was awarded the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year award. Some of Davis' other hits included "Stop and Smell the Roses" (a number one Adult Contemporary hit in 1974), "One Hell of a Woman," and "Burnin' Thing". At the end of the 1970s, he moved to Casablanca Records, known primarily for its success with disco diva Donna Summer. Here, he achieved other hit songs like "Texas In My Rear View Mirror" and "Hooked On Music". In 1985, he recorded his very last Top Ten country hit with the song "I Never Made Love (Till I Made Love With You)". 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Template:A year The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... This article is about Casablanca, the record label. ... This article is becoming very long. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Acting career

From 1974 to 1976, Davis had his own television variety show on NBC, The Mac Davis Show. He made his feature film debut opposite Nick Nolte in the football film, North Dallas Forty (1979) and as a result, was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" by Screen World magazine. This proved that Mac could have success in not just singing and songwriting, but also as an actor. He soon became well known for all three of these careers. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is a Oscar-nominated American actor, model, and producer. ... The ball used in American football has a pointed oval shape, and usually has a large set of stitches along one side. ... North Dallas Forty is a 1979 dramatic film written by Peter Gent and starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin. ... // Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. ...

A Mac Davis publicity photo

Mac Davis played Will Rogers in the Broadway production of The Will Rogers Follies. Mac Davis was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000. For his contribution to the recording industry, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Blvd. At this point there seemed that there was nothing that Mac Davis couldn't do. Image File history File links MacDavisPromophoto. ... Will Rogers. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Will Rogers Follies is a musical about the famed humorist, Will Rogers. ... The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...

In 1980, Davis hosted an episode of The Muppet Show. [1] 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Muppet Show was a television program featuring a cast of Muppets (diverse hand-operated puppets, typically with oversized eyes and large moving mouths) produced by Jim Henson and his team from 1976 to 1981. ...

Davis served as the balladeer for the 2000 telefilm The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood, replacing Don Williams, who served the part in 1997's The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!, and Waylon Jennings, who narrated the original Dukes of Hazzard TV show. Davis was the first balladeer to appear on screen to welcome the audience and provide exposition.

Decline and comeback

By the mid 1980s, his career in music was declining. His chart success was falling rapidly; Davis was one of many Country singers who had Pop music crossover success in the 70s and 80s whose careers slowed down to make way for artists like Garth Brooks and Clint Black. After Casablanca Records closed down, Davis recorded for a short period of time with MCA Records in the mid 1980s. In 1990, he gained attention when he helped write the hit song for Dolly Parton called "White Limozeen". That same year, he also was on Broadway, performing in the show The Will Rogers Follies. Mac Davis was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 15, 2006, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) is a neotraditional country music singer, songwriter and producer. ... The Music Corporation of America, commonly known as MCA, is a United States based corporation in the music business. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... {{Infobox musical artist | Name = Dolly Parton | Img = Dolly Parton in Nashville april 2005. ... White Limozeen was a 1989 Dolly Parton album that returned the singer to the country music fold, after the critical and commercial failure of 1987s Rainbow. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. ...

Some famous quotes

• "Elvis was just like a big old kid. It was like he never got past 19, I don't think, in a lotta ways."
• "Don't Cry Daddy" is a pretty sad song. He got to the end of it and it ws just real quiet when Elvis says, I'm gonna cut that someday for my daddy. And, by God he did. He lived up to his word."

Discography

Selected hit singles

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Selected albums

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Selected filmography

Mac Davis played small roles in the following TV shows and movies:

• 1979: North Dallas Forty
• 1979: Kenny Rogers and the American Cowboy
• 1980: Cheaper to Keep Her
• 1983: STING II - Lead role opposite Jackie Gleason
• 1995: Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
• 1996: Daytona Beach
• 2000: That 70s Show
• 2004: 8 Simples Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter

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Sources

• Country Music:The Rough Guide; Wolff, Kurt; Penguin Publishing
• All Music Guide

External links

• Mac Davis at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Mac Davis
• Mac Davis biography at the All Music Guide website