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Mac Davis Has Passed

Jordan2 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:39:09 GMT

Mac Davis passed away yesterday, the same day as Helen Reddy. It seems so many famous people we loved or grew up enjoying are dying, it seems like everyday we hear of someone else. Thank you Mac Davis for all your wonderful songs you left for us to enjoy, may you Rest In Peace.

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NicksmomESQ — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:12:53 GMT

I was also a big Mac Davis fan. Loved his voice. My favorite songs were "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me", "I Believe In Music" & "Watching Scotty Grow".

Another great one lost.I can just imagine the concert in heaven going on right now!!

RIP Mac Davis !!💐

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LindaSal — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:13:47 GMT

Wow, that is sad about both of those artists. Grew up with them and yes, it does make one humble. I remember singing Helen Reddy on our bunk beds with my sister and a brush as a microphone !! LOL Nice memories......."I am woman hear me roar"

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twinsister — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:27:12 GMT

Sad to hear about his passing. Always liked him. Another loss of a great talent. I saw his show in Las Vegas in 1976 and Joan Rivers was his opening act. May he rest in peace.

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roster — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:29:06 GMT

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Peaches McPhee — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:33:36 GMT

I remember Mac Davis and Helen Reddy doing a duet on TV "Baby baby don't get hooked on me". They explained that he had gotten some feedback that the song was sexist, but Helen did not agree, and to prove it, she sang it with him.

Funny what you remember. That had to be early 70s.

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feline groovy — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:38:42 GMT

"Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_DMacGC3WQ

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KingstonsMom — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:08:39 GMT

He also wrote a lot of Elvis hits, as well as other artists.

Mac Davis -- best known as a '70s country music sensation and for writing hits for Elvis Presley -- has died following heart surgery ... TMZ has confirmed.

Davis died Tuesday at a hospital in Nashville ... according to his manager, Jim Morey.

Earlier this week, the singer became critically ill after undergoing surgery and sadly was unable to recover. "He was surrounded by the love of his life and wife of 38 years, Lise, and his sons Scott, Noah and Cody," Morey wrote on Facebook.

After news of Mac's health broke, he received an outpouring of love from country stars like Dolly Parton and others asking for prayers and support.

The Texas native got his big break in the late '60s as a songwriter when Elvis recorded his works, "Memories," "Don't Cry Daddy," "In the Ghetto" and "A Little Less Conversation" ... all of which became hits for The King.

Mac also wrote for a handful of other acts -- like Kenny Rogers & the First Edition -- before launching a solo career in the '70s ... kicked off with his Grammy-nominated hit "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me."

Though the song was a success on both the country and pop charts, Mac made a name for himself as a country singer when he was crowned the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year in 1974.

His other hits include "Stop and Smell the Roses," "One Hell of a Woman" and the 1980 novelty song, "It's Hard to be Humble."

On top of his music career, Davis also starred on his own TV variety show from 1974-76 and made his big-screen debut in the 1979 football film, "North Dallas Forty," alongside Nick Nolte.

He also hosted an episode of "The Muppet Show" and starred in "The Sting II" in the '80s, and went to appear in numerous TV and film projects over the next 3 decades.

He's been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Mac is survived by his wife, Lise Gerard, and 3 children.

He was 78.

RIP

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piperbay — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:15:24 GMT

@NicksmomESQ , Loved those songs too, but I think "Watching Scotty Grow" was by Bobby Goldsboro.

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goldensrbest — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:24:58 GMT

Wow, i just hate seeing this, he seemed such a nice man,and talented, all this dying is really hard to take.

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golding76 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:35:07 GMT

A sad "aww" slipped from my mouth after I read the header. He made pleasant, easy-to-listen-to music.

May he rest in peace.

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corita — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:21:59 GMT

Always enjoyed his music. Loved that mop of hair!! Wishes

of peace and strength for his family.

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cowboy sam — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:29:00 GMT

I'm stunned...loved his singing and all songs he wrote for so many other singers.

Prayers for his family,friends

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catter70 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:45:06 GMT

Was a fan of his music and of his variety show which I watched every week. Prayers for his loved ones.

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NicksmomESQ — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:51:26 GMT

@piperbay wrote:
@NicksmomESQ , Loved those songs too, but I think "Watching Scotty Grow" was by Bobby Goldsboro.

@piperbay "Watching Scotty Grow" was written by Mac Davis. Bobby Goldsboro had a big hit with it . Mac Davis sang it too.

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Miss Pepsi — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:27:13 GMT

Loved him, so sad

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Tessa Mendoza — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:46:06 GMT

Such sad news.

I loved Mac Davis and had a crush on him back in the day. Looked forward to and enjoyed his TV show.

Interesting story I once read he told about the circumstances surrounding his writing "Hard to be Humble." He was staying at a luxious suite in a Vegs hotel while performing there (I think it was Caersar's Palace). He looked around as he enjoyed his delicious room service meal and thought to himself, "It's hard to be humble."

Remember his wife at the time left him for Glen Campbell. I couldn't believe it.

He wrote many great songs for others as well as himself.

RIP Mac Davis.

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Tessa Mendoza — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:13:44 GMT

Mac had a song called, "Whoever Finds This, I Love You." I don't think it was a hit; it was on an album. It's a beautiful song. Worth checking out on Youtube if you don't know it or to give it another listen, if you do.

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hckynut — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:23:07 GMT

@Jordan2

That is what happens as we age. The older I get the more good friends I lose. Many in the music I love have died. When I was younger I saw them as "living forever".

I wasn't a real big fan of either mentioned here but I did enjoy their music. May they Rest in Peace!

hckynut

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Cakers3 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:27:22 GMT

@piperbay wrote:
@NicksmomESQ , Loved those songs too, but I think "Watching Scotty Grow" was by Bobby Goldsboro.

@piperbay Yes the popular version but it was written by Mac Davis. I don't know if he ever recorded his own version, though.