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| Born Scott Davis, January 21, 1942, in Lubbock, Texas; married; first wife, Lise (divorced); second wife, Fran Cook (divorced); third wife, Sarah Barg; three children: Scotty (first marriage), Noah and Cody (second marriage). Singer, songwriter, actor, 1962; worked as a regional manager for Vee Jay Records, 1964; worked for the publishing branch of Liberty Records, Metric Music, 1967; wrote songs for Glen Campbell, Bobby Goldsboro, Elvis Presley, Lou Rawls, Kenny Rogers, and others, 1969–72; signed with Columbia Records, 1970; hit number one on the pop charts with "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me," 1972; hit number one on the Adult Contemporary charts with "Stop and Smell the Roses," 1974; starred on the Mac Davis Show for NBC, 1974–76; appeared in the film North Dallas Forty, 1979; signed with Casablanca Records, 1980; appeared with Jackie Gleason in The Sting II, 1983; signed with MCA Records, 1985; co-wrote Dolly Parton's hit "White Limozeen" and took over the title role in the Broadway musical The Will Rogers Follies, 1990; recorded for Sony, 1994; released an album through the Combo label, 1995; appeared on national television programs and in concert worldwide, 1970–2006. Awards: Academy of Country Music, Entertainer of the Year, 1974; John Willis's Screen World, listed as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1979; inducted into Georgia Music Hall of Fame, 1996; inducted into West Texas Music Hall of Fame, 2001; inducted into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, 2000; BMI TV Music Award, for "Las Vegas" (with Charlie Clouser), 2004; inducted into Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, 2004; inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame, 2006. Addresses: Booking—William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, phone: 310-859-4200, fax: 310-8594205, website: http://www.wma.com. |
Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Best known for such songs as "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" and "It's Hard to Be Humble," singer-songwriter Mac Davis parlayed a modest string of hit records into national fame as a recording artist, TV star, concert draw and, for a brief time, a movie star. Initially a music executive, he first gained fame penning hits for the likes of Bobby Goldsboro, Kenny Rogers, and Elvis Presley. As a recording artist in his own right, Davis's work is characterized by a sincere vocal blending of soft pop, gospel and country, lyrics that embrace a positive romantic outlook and a Roger Miller-influenced sense of humor. At his late-1970s peak, he garnered favorable notice as the drawling playboy quarterback in the film North Dallas Forty. However, The Sting II, an ill-advised sequel to the Paul Newman-Robert Redford classic, failed miserably, ending his days as a Hollywood leading man. Nothing if not a trouper, he made a successful return to songwriting during the mid-1990s, and parlayed his country charm into a starring role in the successful Broadway musical The Will Rogers Follies.
Born in Lubbock, Texas
Born Scott Davis on January 21, 1942, in Lubbock, Texas, Mac Davis's father had to coerce him into singing in the church choir at age ten, but the youngster liked it so well that he ended up singing in various choirs throughout high school. That said, growing up in Buddy Holly's hometown during the frenzied years of early rock 'n' roll made an even bigger impression on him. "I saw Buddy Holly driving down the street with a bunch of girls in his car," Davis told Joey Kirk of the Daily Toreador. "I knew that's what I wanted to be." Another big early influence was Elvis Presley, whom Davis saw singing "That's All Right Mama" on the back of a flat bed truck at the Hub Motor Company. Little did he suspect that someday Presley would score major radio hits with Davis's own songs.
Davis started his first band after he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. While working for the Georgia State Board of Parole, he took night classes at Emory University, and fronted a rock 'n' roll combo dubbed Zotz. Performing covers of Jimmy Reed songs at area roller rinks, the band recorded a single for a local label called "Rock a Bongo" before Davis decided in 1961 that he wasn't cut out to be a full-fledged rocker.
Atlanta was a hot music town during the early 1960s and, like many artists before him, Davis decided to work his way up the ladder through music promotion, management, and publishing. Mostly he worked as a regional manager for Vee Jay Records during this era, handling area promotions of such popular artists as Jimmy Reed, Gene Chandler, and the Four Seasons.
Wrote Hits For Elvis Presley
By 1966 Davis had left Vee Jay, which was undergoing financial upheaval and reorganization, and began working for the West Coast-based Liberty Records. His interest in songwriting eventually resulted in a job with the label's publishing imprint, Metric. He caught a big break when smooth baritone R&B singer Lou Rawls recorded his tune "You're Good For Me" and the then-red-hot Glen Campbell waxed "Within My Memory." However, it was his association with Elvis Presley that made his name as a songwriter.
Working with producer/arranger Billy Strange, Davis wrote ditties for the soundtracks of Presley's later films Live a Little, Love a Little (1968), The Trouble With Girls (1969), and Charro (1969). Strange and Davis tried to help the fading rock king redraft his sound into something more contemporary with the anti-hypocrisy gospel rock of "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" (1969). Yet, it was the danceable rocker "A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action" that proved to be the more enduring movie song. Thirty-four years after its initial release, a clever disc jockey remixed the record, added fresh jams, and it became a worldwide hit all over again.
Davis provided important material for Presley's fertile comeback period of 1968–69. In addition to co-writing "Memories" along with Strange for the rock king's Singer Presents—Elvis TV special, Davis contributed the hits "In the Ghetto" and "Don't Cry Daddy" (1969).
Presley's chart smashes with Davis's songs provided opportunities to work with other major artists as well. Soul balladeer O.C. Smith scored hits with the Davis-penned "Friend, Lover, Wife" and "Daddy's Little Man," both in 1969. He also composed the politically aware "Something's Burning" (1970) for Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. The tune that eventually became his personal theme song, "I Believe in Music" (1972), was initially done in chipper style by the pop group Gallery. However, Davis's biggest non-Presley contribution as a songwriter was his authorship of "Watching Scotty Grow" (1971) for Bobby Goldsboro, a song inspired by the writer's eldest son.
Became a Star During the 1970's
Appearances on network television shows hosted by Johnny Carson, David Frost, and the Smothers Brothers led to a 1970 signing with Columbia Records as an artist in his own right. He became a headliner in major concert venues nationwide, but hit records were not immediately forthcoming. Such earnest, well-crafted efforts as "I'll Paint You a Song" and "Whoever Finds This, I Love You" in 1970 didn't exactly burn up the charts. The Billboard Book of Number One Hits recalled that Davis's producer, Rick Hall, instigated the conditions of his first breakthrough smash: "[He] asked me to write a hook song, one with a repeat phrase which is singles oriented," Davis told Billboard in 1978. "So I came up with this phrase and melody line, baby don't get hooked on me." The song "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" spent three weeks at number one. Many subsequent singles charted on the pop, country, and adult contemporary charts, the most successful of which were "Stop and Smell the Roses" (1974) and "Rock 'N Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" (1975).
After switching to the Casablanca label in 1979, Davis began to write songs that were more overtly country. Such 1980 hits as "Let's Keep it That Way," "Texas in My Rear View Mirror," and the comedic "It's Hard to Be Humble" personified his country-meets-adult-contemporary approach. But as the age of hip-hop took hold, Davis found he was no longer as welcome on pop radio, and his final Top Ten records—"You re My Bestest Friend" (1982) and "I Never Made Love (Till I Made it With You)" (1985)—benefitted from country airplay only.
A Multimedia Star
Loaded with folksy charm and sly wit, Davis has always been welcome on television. Besides guest appearances on nearly every major variety and talk show produced over the last three decades, he has appeared as an actor on programs ranging from Webster and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman to Murder She Wrote and Rodney. His grinning, curly-headed presence was especially put to good use on NBC's The Mac Davis Show, which ran as a summer and spring replacement series from 1974–76.
Davis made a strong impression with his acting debut in the 1979 film North Dallas Forty. Portraying a "Dandy" Don Meredith-type quarterback, his boyish charm worked well next to co-star Nick Nolte's wry cynicism. However, follow-up films such as the lightweight divorce comedy Cheaper to Keep Her and the implausible sequel The Sting II were unmitigated flops that only served to curtail his big screen acting career.
Largely an in-concert attraction, Davis's star fell during the late 1980s and early 1990s, when he co-wrote "White Limozeen" for his friend Dolly Parton (1990). He rebounded during the mid-1990s with his first album of original material in a decade, the puckishly titled Will Write Songs for Food. More important, he enjoyed a well-received two-year run starring in the Broadway musical The Will Roger Follies.
With his curly locks now shorn, Davis has entered the senior phase of his career and is now regarded more for his past achievements than his future promise. He has been honored by his home town with a Mac Davis Day and presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and his craftsmanship as a songwriter was honored in 2006 when he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City.
Selected discography
Singles
"Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me," Columbia, 1972."Kiss it and Make it Better," Columbia, 1973."One Hell of a Woman," Columbia, 1974."Stop and Smell the Roses," Columbia, 1975."Burnin' Thing," Columbia, 1975."Rock 'N Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)," Columbia, 1975."Forever Lovers," Columbia, 1976."Every Now and Then," Columbia, 1976."It's Hard to Be Humble," Casablanca, 1980."Let's Keep it That Way," Casablanca, 1980."Texas in My Rear View Mirror," Casablanca, 1980."Hooked on Music," Casablanca, 1981."You're My Bestest Friend," Casablanca, 1981."Rodeo Clown," Casablanca, 1982."I Never Made Love (Till I Made Love With You)," MCA, 1985."I Feel the Country Callin Me," MCA, 1985.
Albums
Song Painter, Columbia, 1971.Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me, Columbia, 1972.I Believe in Music, Columbia, 1973.All the Love in the World, Columbia, 1974.Stop & Smell the Roses, Columbia, 1974.Burnin' Thing, Columbia, 1975.Forever Lovers, Columbia, 1976.Thunder in the Afternoon, Columbia, 1977.Fantasy, Columbia, 1978.It's Hard to Be Humble, Casablanca, 1980.Texas in My Rear View Mirror, Casablanca, 1980.Midnight Crazy, Casablanca, 1981.Forty 82, Casablanca, 1982.Soft Talk, Casablanca, 1984.Very Best & More, Casablanca, 1984.Till I Made It With You, MCA, 1985.Will Write Songs for Food, Sony, 1994.A Man Don't Cry, Combo, 1995.Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me/Stop and Smell the Roses, Collectables, 1997.The Best of Mac Davis, Razor & Tie, 2000.20th Century Masters, Universal Music, 2006.
Sources
Books
Bronson, Fred, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard, 1997.
Hyatt, Wesley, The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits, Billboard, 1999.
McCloud, Barry, Definitive Country—The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Makers, Perigree, 1995.
Stambler, Irwin & Grelun Landon, Country Music—the Encyclopedia, St. Martin's Griffin, 1997.
Online
"Gary James Interview with Bobby Goldsboro," Classic Bands.com, http://www.classicbands.com/BobbyGoldsboroInterview.html. (November 7, 2006).
"Interview with Mac Davis," Elvis Australia, http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/printer_interview_mac_davis.shtml. (November 7, 2006).
"Mac Davis," All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com (November 7, 2006).
"Mac Davis," Internet Movie Database, http://www.imdb.com. (November 7, 2006).
"Mac Davis on life: put it into song," Daily Toreador, http://www.daileytoreador.com. (July 30, 2004).
Additional information for this profile was drawn from a 2005 interview with producer/songwriter Billy Strange.
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At his commercial peak in the mid-'70s, Mac Davis was one of America's most popular entertainers, a countrypolitan-styled singer and actor who found considerable success in both fields. Born Scott Davis on January 21, 1942, in Buddy Holly's hometown of Lubbock, TX, he began performing in local rock groups while still in his teens. After moving to Georgia, Davis first broke into the music business in 1962, when he was hired by the Chicago-based record label Vee-Jay as their Atlanta-based regional manager. After joining the Liberty label three years later, in 1967 he moved to Los Angeles to head the company's publishing arm, Metric Music; in addition to running Metric's day-to-day operations, he also began composing his own songs, with Glen Campbell, Bobby Goldsboro, Lou Rawls, and Kenny Rogers & the First Edition among the artists recording his work.In 1968, Elvis Presley recorded Davis' "A Little Less Conversation," and soon after the King was requesting more of his work. After notching a Top 40 hit with Davis' "Memories," Presley reached the Top Five in 1969 with the songwriter's "In the Ghetto," a single from the landmark From Elvis in Memphis LP. Davis also arranged the music for Presley's first television special before signing his own recording contract in 1970. In that year, he released his first chart single, "Whoever Finds This, I Love You," from his debut album, Song Painter.
In 1972, Davis scored a number one pop hit with "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me," which also reached the country Top 20. His crossover success continued throughout the decade, with singles like 1974's "Stop and Smell the Roses," 1975's "Burnin' Thing," and the following year's "Forever Lovers" scoring with listeners in both camps. Between 1974 and 1976, Davis hosted a musical variety show for NBC television, followed by a string of specials; in 1979, he also starred in the film North Dallas Forty with Nick Nolte.
Davis' success continued in the early '80s; "It's Hard to Be Humble," the title track of his 1980 album, was the first of four consecutive Top Ten country hits that culminated with his biggest country single, "Hooked on Music," the next year. In 1980, he also starred in a TV movie, Cheaper to Keep Her. However, a co-starring role opposite Jackie Gleason and Karl Malden in 1983's disastrous The Sting II effectively ended Davis' career in Hollywood, and by 1985, he had recorded his last Top Ten hit, "I Never Made Love (Till I Made Love With You)." In 1990, Davis made a comeback as a songwriter, co-authoring Dolly Parton's hit "White Limozeen"; that same year, he also took over the title role in the Broadway hit The Will Rogers Follies. Will Write Songs for Food, his first LP in nearly a decade, appeared in 1994. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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 Mac Davis performing at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Concert 2010 |
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| Birth name | Morris Mac Davis |
| Born | January 21, 1942 |
| Origin | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country Music/Pop Music |
| Occupations | singer/songwriter/actor |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Casablanca, MCA |
| Associated acts | Nancy Sinatra, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Crystal Gayle, Irving Berlin |
Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942) 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 multiple number one hits (including "Memories", "In The Ghetto", and the latently popular "A Little Less Conversation"), and a subsequent solo career in the late 1970s made him a well-known name in pop music. He has starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films.
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Career as a songwriter
Davis initially 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 put him in her stage shows. Boots Enterprises was also 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 and others. Davis left Boots Enterprises in 1970 to sign with Columbia Records, taking his songs with him.
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 and also acting in several movies.
Davis graduated at 16 from Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas. He spent his childhood years with his sister Linda, living and working at the former College Courts, an efficiency apartment complex owned by his father, T. J. Davis, located at the intersection of College Avenue and 5th Street. Davis describes his father, who was divorced from Davis' mother, as "very religious, very strict, very stubborn." Though Davis was physically small, he had a penchant for getting into fistfights. "In those days, it was all about football, rodeo and fistfights. Oh, man, I got beat up so much while I was growing up in Lubbock," Davis said in a March 2, 2008, interview with the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper. "I was 5 feet, 9 inches, and weighed 125 pounds. I joined Golden Gloves, but didn't do good even in my division." After he finished high school, Davis moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where his mother lived.[1]
In Atlanta, Davis 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 success for Presley years later). Shortly after, Presley recorded Davis' song "In the Ghetto" in his sessions in Memphis. According to maverick record producer Jimmy Bowen, "Ghetto" was originally pitched to Sammy Davis, Jr.. Mac, guitar in hand, played the song in a studio, with onlookers such as Rev. Jesse Jackson and other members of the black activist community. Davis, the only Caucasian man in the room at the time would eventually tell Bowen, "I don't know whether to thank ya, or to kill ya." Davis eventually recorded the tune after Presley's version became a success, and was released in a Ronco "In Concert" compilation in 1975. It was later released on a campy Rhino Records "Golden Throats" compilation in 1991. The song became a success for Presley and he continued to record more of Davis' material, like "Memories" and "Don't Cry Daddy". Bobby Goldsboro also recorded some of Davis's songs, like "Watching Scotty Grow", which became a number one Adult Contemporary success for Goldsboro in 1971. Other artists that recorded his material included Vikki Carr, O.C. Smith and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. "I Believe in Music", often considered to be Davis's signature song, was recorded by several artists (including Marian Love, B.J. Thomas,Louis Jordan, Perry Como, Helen Reddy and Davis himself) before it finally became a success in 1972 for the group Gallery.
Success as a singer
Davis 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 success song "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September 1972.[2]
Some of Davis' lyrics invoked overtly sexual relationships. "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" (in which he pleads with a woman not to become too enamored of him, because he doesn't want to commit to a full-time relationship with her) was an example, as were other successful songs such as "Naughty Girl" and "Baby Spread Your Love on Me". He wasn't alone; many country songs popular during the 1970s and 1980s featured sexual themes.
During 1974, Davis was awarded the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year award. Some of Davis' other successes included "Stop and Smell the Roses" (a number one Adult Contemporary success in 1974) (Popular #9), "One Hell of a Woman" (Pop #11), and "Burnin' Thing" (Popular #53). At the end of the 1970s, he moved to Casablanca Records, which was now vending country music and was known primarily for its success with disco diva Donna Summer and rockers KISS. His first success for the company in 1980 was the novelty song "It's Hard To Be Humble" which became his first country music Top 10. He also had another Top 10 song with "Let's Keep It That Way" later in the year. He achieved other successful songs like "Texas In My Rear View Mirror" and "Hooked on Music" which became his biggest country music success in 1981 going to #2. In 1985, he recorded his (to date) last Top Ten country music success with the song "I Never Made Love (Till I Made Love With You)".
Acting career
From 1974 to 1976, Davis had his own television variety show on NBC, The Mac Davis Show. He made his feature film debut opposite Nick Nolte in the football film, North Dallas Forty (1979) and as a result, was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1979" by Screen World magazine.
Davis also starred in the 1981 comedy film "Cheaper to Keep Her", playing a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney.
In 1980, Davis hosted an episode of The Muppet Show. [3]
In 1983 Davis appeared in The Sting II, sequel to The Sting, as Jake Hooker, a younger relative of Johnny Hooker who was played by Robert Redford in The Sting.
Davis played Will Rogers in the Broadway production of The Will Rogers Follies.
In 1998 Davis starred in the sports comedy "Possums", which went on to debut at the Sundance Film Festival.
Davis served as the balladeer for the 2000 telefilm The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood, replacing Don Williams, who had served the part in 1997's The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!, and Waylon Jennings, who narrated the original Dukes of Hazzard television show. Davis was the first balladeer to appear on screen to welcome the audience and provide exposition.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000. For his contribution to the recording industry, he has a star symbol on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.
In 2001, Davis played a fellow Karaoke competitor to Jon Gries's Sunny Holiday in the Polish brother's film Jackpot. In the film, there was a dispute between Sunny's manager and Davis' character about what song to song to sing, the manager (Garrett Morris) suggested Davis' "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" which Davis' character claimed just wasn't him.
From 1999 to 2004, Davis voiced the characters Sheriff Buford (two episodes) and talk radio host, "the Sports Jock" (two episodes), on the animated series King of the Hill.
Davis also guest starred briefly in the 8 Simple Rules episode "Let's Keep Going, Part II" in April 2004 and also had a recurring role as Rodney Carrington's father-in-law on the sitcom Rodney.
Decline and comeback
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By the mid-1980s, his career in music was declining. His chart success was decreasing rapidly; Davis was one of many country singers who had pop music crossover success in the 1970s and 1980s whose careers slowed down to make way for artists like Garth Brooks and Clint Black. In 2010, rock band Weezer featured a song cowritten by Davis on their album Hurley.
After Casablanca Records closed down, Davis recorded for a short time with MCA Records in the mid 1980s. In 1989, he gained attention when he collaborated with Dolly Parton on her White Limozeen album, co-writing the title track with Parton, and duetting with her on another of the tracks (Parton would later cover Davis' composition "Something's Burning"). That same year, he also was on Broadway, performing in the show The Will Rogers Follies. Mac Davis was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June 2006.
Davis is honored by the naming of Mac Davis Lane at Avenue Q in his native Lubbock, which he still visits on occasion. He also has a plaque on the West Texas Walk of Fame, beneath the statue of Buddy Holly. He currently describes the golf course as his office.
Personal life
He married three times and has three children — Joel Scott, Noah Claire, and Cody Luke.[4]
Marriages:
- Fran Cook (divorced); one son, Joel Scott[5]
- Sarah Barg — 1971–1976 (divorced, no children)
- Lise Kristen Gerard — 1982–Present (two children, Noah Claire and Cody Luke)[6]
At 21, he married a Georgian, Fran Cook, and when their son, Joel, was born a year later, he shifted from playing rock bands to learning the music business via Liberty Records' publishing division. The Liberty job got him to Los Angeles and made it easier to "pitch his own tunes" to record producers. "One day Fran decided to do her own thing and she wanted me to do mine." They divorced, and she returned to Atlanta, where she still lives with Joel.
Mac next met Sarah Barg, then 16 and living in his apartment building with her mother. Two years later they were married. "We talked about having a family, but I was waiting for her to grow up," he says. She left him in 1976 for Glen Campbell and had one child (Dylan) with Campbell, whom she also left shortly after Dylan's birth. "Obviously, I was right," Davis once stated.
In 1980 Davis started to date a young nurse, Lise Gerard.[7] They married in 1982 when she was 24 and subsequently had two children.[8]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Label | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN | |||
| 1970 | Song Painter | 35 | 182 | — | Columbia |
| 1971 | I Believe in Music | — | 160 | — | |
| 1972 | Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me | 27 | 11 | 9 | |
| 1973 | Mac Davis | 19 | 120 | — | |
| 1974 | Stop and Smell the Roses | 2 | 13 | 10 | |
| 1975 | All the Love in the World | 6 | 21 | 33 | |
| Burnin' Thing | 9 | 64 | — | ||
| 1976 | Forever Lovers | 11 | 156 | — | |
| 1977 | Thunder in the Afternoon | 38 | — | — | |
| 1978 | Fantasy | 43 | 207 | — | |
| 1979 | Greatest Hits | 44 | — | — | |
| 1980 | It's Hard to Be Humble | 3 | 69 | 29 | Casablanca |
| Texas in My Rearview Mirror | 12 | 67 | — | ||
| 1981 | Midnight Crazy | 19 | 174 | — | |
| 1982 | Forty 82 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Who's Lovin You | — | — | — | Columbia |
| 1984 | Soft Talk | 65 | — | — | Mercury |
| 1985 | Till I Made It with You | 48 | — | — | MCA |
| 1986 | Somewhere in America | — | — | — | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | |||
| 1970 | "Whoever Finds This, I Love You" | 43 | 53 | 25 | — | 54 | — | Song Painter |
| "I'll Paint You a Song" | 68 | 110 | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Believe in Music" | — | 117 | 25 | — | — | — | I Believe in Music | |
| 1971 | "Beginning to Feel the Pain" | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | Song Painter |
| 1972 | "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me |
| "Everybody Loves a Love Song" | — | 63 | 13 | — | 51 | 43 | ||
| 1973 | "Dream Me Home" | 47 | 73 | 32 | 46 | 48 | 75 | |
| "Your Side of the Bed" | 36 | 88 | 28 | 19 | — | 19 | Mac Davis | |
| "Kiss and Make It Better" | 29 | 105 | — | 64 | — | — | Stop and Smell the Roses | |
| 1974 | "One Hell of a Woman" | — | 11 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 39 | |
| "Stop and Smell the Roses" | 40 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | "Rock'N Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" | 29 | 15 | 4 | — | 40 | 14 | All the Love in the World |
| "(If You Add) All the Love in the World" | 69 | 54 | 31 | — | 55 | 31 | ||
| "Burnin' Thing" | 31 | 53 | 20 | — | 47 | 14 | Burnin' Thing | |
| "I Still Love You (You Still Love Me)" | 81 | — | 38 | — | — | 38 | ||
| 1976 | "Forever Lovers" | 17 | 76 | 32 | 8 | — | 17 | Forever Lovers |
| "Every Now and Then" | 34 | — | 32 | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Picking Up the Pieces of My Life" | 42 | — | 25 | 37 | — | 17 | Thunder in the Afternoon |
| 1978 | "Music in My Life" | 92 | — | 22 | — | — | 6 | Fantasy |
| 1980 | "It's Hard to Be Humble" | 10 | 43 | — | 4 | 14 | — | It's Hard to Be Humble |
| "Let's Keep It That Way" | 10 | — | — | 15 | — | — | ||
| "Texas in My Rearview Mirror" | 9 | 51 | — | 40 | — | — | Texas in My Rearview Mirror | |
| 1981 | "Hooked on Music" | 2 | 102 | — | 30 | — | — | |
| "Secrets" | 47 | 76 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You're My Bestest Friend" | 5 | 106 | — | 26 | — | — | Midnight Crazy | |
| 1982 | "Rodeo Clown" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | Texas in My Rearview Mirror |
| "The Beer Drinkin' Song" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | Forty 82 | |
| "Lying Here Lying" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Most of All" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | Soft Talk |
| "Caroline's Still in Georgia" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "I Never Made Love (Till I Made It with You)" | 10 | — | — | 6 | — | — | Till I Made It with You |
| "I Feel the Country Callin' Me" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Sexy Young Girl" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Somewhere in America" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | Somewhere in America | |
Selected filmography
Mac Davis appeared in the following TV shows and movies:
- 1979: North Dallas Forty
- 1979: Kenny Rogers and the American Cowboy
- 1980: Cheaper to Keep Her
- 1983: STING II - Lead role opposite Jackie Gleason
- 1986: "Davy Crockett" - Lead role in this episode of Shelly Duvall's "Tale Tales and Legends" series
- 1995: Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- 1996: Daytona Beach
- 1998: Possums - Lead
- 2000: That 70s Show
- 2003: Where the Red Fern Grows
- 2004: 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
- 2004–2005: Rodney
- 2008: Beer for My Horses
References
- ^ Mac Davis remembers his days in Lubbock | A-J Entertainment Editor
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 310. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ http://www.kermitage.com/html/epguide/tms/season5/davis.html
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 91.
- ^ Monday, Sept. 13, 1982 (1982-09-13). "Milestones: Sep. 13, 1982". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951839,00.html?promoid=googlep. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Buchalter, Gail (1980-05-26). "Mac Attack! - Mac Davis". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20076579,00.html. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Monday, Sept. 13, 1982 (1982-09-13). "Milestones: Sep. 13, 1982". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951839,00.html. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
Sources
- Country Music:The Rough Guide; Wolff, Kurt; Penguin Publishing
- Allmusic
External links
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- Mac Davis discography at Discogs
- http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/d-g/mac-davis.aspx
- http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C350
- Interview with Mac Davis
- Mac Davis biography at Allmusic
- Mac Davis at the Internet Movie Database
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