Morris Mac Davis, known as Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942), is a country music singer and songwriter originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much pop music crossover success. He became one of the most successful country singers of the 1970s and 1980s. He is also an actor. In 2008, Davis appeared with Barry Corbin, who grew up in Lubbock, in a Toby Keith film, Beer for My Horses.
Davis initially became famous as a songwriter, having early...
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Morris Mac Davis, known as Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942), is a country music singer and songwriter originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much pop music crossover success. He became one of the most successful country singers of the 1970s and 1980s. He is also an actor. In 2008, Davis appeared with Barry Corbin, who grew up in Lubbock, in a Toby Keith film, Beer for My Horses.
Davis initially became famous as a songwriter, having early success with the 1969 song for Elvis Presley called "In the Ghetto". He became known later also as a country singer. Especially during the 1970s, many of his songs scored successfully on the country and popular music charts, including "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (a number one success), "One Hell of a Woman" (Popular #11), and "Stop and Smell the Roses" (a #9 Popular hit). During the 1970s, he also was active as an actor, hosting his own variety show during this time and also acting in several movies.
Davis graduated at sixteen from Lubbock...
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