#IN THE GHETTO MAC DAVIS YOUTUBE SERIES#
Personally, though, I am saddened to recall a wonderful day spent with Mac and his wife Lise Gerard at our CMA Songwriters Series show at the Library of Congress just a few years ago.
#IN THE GHETTO MAC DAVIS YOUTUBE TV#
"I remember watching Mac’s TV show as a kid as well as his three years co-hosting the CMA Awards with Barbara Mandrell, which proved his command of the TV medium as well as the music. In statement, CMA CEO Sarah Trahern called Davis "an amazing entertainer, songwriter and artist." Millions of Americans saw Davis back on television last year for NBC's "Elvis All-Star Tribute," performing "Memories" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Presley's 1968 "comeback" special. I just met him and he played it on guitar, a song he had from before, and then we switched it around a hundred percent. "It’s so amazing the place he took ('Addicted'). "He comes from an era that really doesn’t exist anymore, especially in lyrics," Avicii told Rolling Stone in 2013.
1 hit.ĭavis later became a unlikely collaborator with Swedish DJ and producer Avicii, co-writing the 2013 dance-pop hit "Addicted To You," and even lending his vocals to an unreleased track, "Black and Blue." A 2002 remix of "A Little Less Conversation" by Junkie XL became a global smash, as well as Presley's 31st No. ".And Mac, who was joyous, funny and created a family around him, never stopped writing great songs, creating music and inspiring everyone around him."Īnd as a songwriter, Davis continued to enter new arenas well into the 21st century. In a statement, country star Kenny Chesney called Davis "a small town boy who’d achieved the greatest kinds of fame, (and) remained a good guy, a family man." In the 1980s, Davis the musician began finding more success in the country format, with hits including "It's Hard to Be Humble," "Hooked On Music" and "I Never Made Love (Till I Made It with You)," which became his final Top 10 hit in 1985.
More: Dolly Parton sends prayers to 'critically ill' singer Mac Davis after heart surgery He has continued to take small roles in television and film, making appearances on "That '70s Show," "King of the Hill," "8 Simple Rules" and Dolly Parton's 2019 "Heartstrings" Netflix series. View Gallery: Country music star Mac Davis over the years But he lived in a (bad) part of town, and I couldn't figure out why they had to live where they lived, and we got to live where we lived." ".I remember him being one of my best buddies. "I grew up with a little kid whose daddy worked with my daddy, and he was a Black kid," Davis said in a 2014 interview with The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.
They were stuck there, and everybody took off to the suburbs." In "Ghetto," Davis said he wanted to write about a "vicious circle," and "parts of urban areas where poor people were living and couldn't get out. His string of songs with Presley began in 1968 with "A Little Less Conversation," followed by "Memories," "In The Ghetto" and "Don't Cry, Daddy." The announcement was made by the Country Music Association, following word from Davis' manager that he had become "critically ill" after undergoing heart surgery in Nashville.īorn and raised in Lubbock, Texas, Davis wrote "In The Ghetto" and other classic songs for Elvis Presley before becoming a multitalented star in his own right. Mac Davis - a singer, songwriter and actor who wrote "In The Ghetto" and other classic songs for Elvis Presley before becoming a multitalented star in his own right - died Tuesday at age 78. Watch Video: Mac Davis, songwriter and country star, dead at 78
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