MAC DAVIS
Name: Mac Davis
Birth name: Scott Davis
Also known as Mac Davis
Born: 21 January 1942 Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942) 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.
Mac Davis initially rose to fame as a songwriter, having early success with the
1969 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 "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (a number one hit), "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.
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 and 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.
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".
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, which had now gone into
country music and was known primarily for its success with disco diva Donna
Summer. His first hit for the label in 1980 was the novelty hit "It's Hard To Be
Humble" which became his first country Top 10. He also had another Top 10 with "Let's
Keep It That Way" later in the year. He achieved other hit songs like "Texas In
My Rear View Mirror" and "Hooked on Music" which became his biggest country hit
in 1981 going to #2. In 1985, he recorded his very last Top Ten country hit with
the song "I Never Made Love (Till I Made Love With You)".
Name: Mac Davis
Birth name: Scott Davis
Also known as Mac Davis
Born: 21 January 1942 Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942) 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.
Mac Davis initially rose to fame as a songwriter, having early success with the
1969 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 "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (a number one hit), "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.
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 and 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.
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".
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, which had now gone into
country music and was known primarily for its success with disco diva Donna
Summer. His first hit for the label in 1980 was the novelty hit "It's Hard To Be
Humble" which became his first country Top 10. He also had another Top 10 with "Let's
Keep It That Way" later in the year. He achieved other hit songs like "Texas In
My Rear View Mirror" and "Hooked on Music" which became his biggest country hit
in 1981 going to #2. In 1985, he recorded his very last Top Ten country hit with
the song "I Never Made Love (Till I Made Love With You)".