Mac Davis, the country music artist and songwriter behind some of Elvis Presley’s biggest recordings, died Tuesday at 78.
According to a tweet from his family on Monday, Davis became “critically ill following heart surgery in Nashville.
Born in Lubbock, Texas, in 1942, Davis would evolve into a country and Adult Contemporary crossover star with solo hits like “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me,” “Stop and Smell the Roses,” and “One Hell of a Woman.” In 1974, he was named Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music,
Davis experienced a resurgence in the Eighties, thanks to the novelty hit “It’s Hard to Be Humble”
Thanks for the music Mac.
Mac Davis, Country Singer and Elvis Presley Songwriter, Dead at 78
-Ian
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