Mac Gayden
| Mac Gayden | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | R&B, pop, folk, roots |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter and producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, slide guitar, banjo |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | Wild Child Records |
| Associated acts |
Area Code 615 Barefoot Jerry Skyboat, Zenphonic, Oceana Gayden |
| Website | macgayden.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar, keyboards, vocals | |
McGavock Dickinson "Mac" Gayden is an American rock and country singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is also president of Wild Child Records, formed in 2004.
Gayden was born in Nashville, Tennessee. In the early 1970s, he helped establish two critically acclaimed bands, Area Code 615 (signed with Polydor) and Barefoot Jerry (signed with Capitol Records), in which he played guitars and keyboards and sang. Gayden left Barefoot Jerry in 1972 to form his own band, Skyboat. He also served as producer of an album by Dianne Davidson ("Baby") and one by Steve Young ("To Satisfy You").
Gayden's biggest hit as a writer is considered to be the song "Everlasting Love", which he co-wrote with Buzz Cason, recorded originally by Robert Knight, a Top 20 hit in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. It became a number one hit in the United Kingdom when covered by the Love Affair in January 1968. Carl Carlton's popular disco version was a number six hit in the U.S. in 1974 and has logged over five million plays, according to BMI. Gayden wrote part of the song when he was five years old on his grandmother's piano. The song is one of two that has had hit status every decade for the last four. Gayden was performing at a fraternity house at Vanderbilt, when on break he heard the voice of Robert Knight at another frat house, ran down and introduced himself and got together with Knight to write a song for his voice. He then proceeded to meet with Knight, and finish up the song with a friend Buzz. Gayden is known for his R&B hits and influences.
Many artists have recorded the song, including German singer Sandra, who had a hit with it in Germany and all across Europe in 1987, and Gloria Estefan, who reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1995. U2 recorded the song on the B-side of "All I Want is You", Jamie Cullum had a hit with the song in 2009, and it was used in the films Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (two versions were used), America's Sweethearts, Forces of Nature and Veronica Guerin.
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