The American singer-songwriter Mac Davis is dead. During his career he also wrote hits for the "King of Rock 'n' Roll".
Mac Davis (1942-2020) is dead. The American singer-songwriter and actor died on Tuesday in Nashville after a previous heart operation. This is reported by the industry journal "The Hollywood Reporter", citing Jim Morey, Davis' long-time manager. Morey called the singer in a statement as his best friend and a "music legend", whose "most important work" was that of a "loving husband, father, grandfather and friend".
Own hits and songs for Elvis
Davis climbed the throne of the US charts with his song "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" in 1972, had his own "The Mac Davis Show" on NBC in the middle of the decade and later appeared in film and television TV can also be seen on Broadway.
Davis was also responsible for several songs by the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" Elvis Presley (1935-1977). Among other things, the singer wrote the Elvis hit "In the Ghetto" and together with Billy Strange (1930-2012) "A Little Less Conversation" and "Memories". "Don't Cry Daddy" was also penned by Davis.