Mac Davis

Mac Davis
Davis performing at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Concert, 2010
Background information
Birth name	Morris Mac Davis
Born	(1942-01-21) January 21, 1942 (age 75)
Origin	Lubbock, Texas, United States
Genres	Country, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1968–present
Labels	Columbia, Casablanca, MCA
Associated acts	Nancy Sinatra, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Crystal Gayle, Irving Berlin

Morris Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942), known as Mac Davis, is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor, originally from Lubbock, Texas, who has enjoyed much crossover success. His early work writing for Elvis Presley produced the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy" and "A Little Less Conversation". A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits such as "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me", making him a well-known name in pop music. He also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows.

Davis became famous as a songwriter, and got his start as an employee of Nancy Sinatra's company, Boots Enterprises, Inc. Davis was with Boots for several years in the late 1960s. During his time there, he played on many of Sinatra's recordings, and she worked him into her stage shows. Boots Enterprises also acted as Davis' publishing company, publishing songs such as "In the Ghetto", "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife", "Home", "It's Such a Lonely Time of Year", and "Memories", which were recorded by Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, B. J. Thomas, and many others. Davis left Boots Enterprises in 1970 to sign with Columbia Records, taking all of his songs with him.

Later, he also became known as a country singer. During the 1970s, many of his songs "crossed over", successfully scoring on both the country and popular music charts, including "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (a number one Grammy-nominated success), "One Hell of a Woman" (popular no. 11), and "Stop and Smell the Roses" (a no. 9 popular hit). Also during the 1970s, he was very active as an actor, appearing in several movies, as well as hosting his own successful variety show.