Mac Davis died. I know I am old - but I am sad tonight.
Thanks to everyone posting Mac Davis songs- I appreciate it more than you know.
Everyone I talked to tonight could see the difference between the "Political Biden" and the "Orange Man Bad". Libs are actually waking up from this. Still hating Trump - but hating Biden more.
I think no one is listening at this point - Bernie bros don't care anymore as long as it's not Trump… the brainwashing is real. People hate him for no real reason. I hope I'm wrong but the people I talk to hate him just because the news says to. I have lost faith in everyone I have come across. We need to fix the fake news problem or our civilization is doomed.
I wonder if "10 days of darkness" (aka turn off the internet) would wake people up the same way the cv lock downs did… just speculating
Mac Davis died today
I don't care if you knew who he was… it's notable.
Mac Davis
Mac Davis, a country singer and a songwriter who wrote some of Elvis Presley’s biggest hits and also had success as an actor, died Tuesday at 78.
Davis' manager, Jim Morey, announced the entertainer’s death on Facebook, saying Davis “was surrounded by the love of his life and wife of 38 years, Lise, and his sons Scott, Noah and Cody.”
Morey, Davis' manager for more than 40 years, called the singer his “best friend.”
“He was a music legend but his most important work was that as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend,” Morey wrote on Facebook.
Davis' biggest hit as a singer was 1972′s “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me,” a smash that topped the Billboard chart.
His other notable songs included “I Believe in Music” and “Stop and Smell the Roses.”
“We are heartbroken by the passing of legendary singer-songwriter and former #CMAawards host Mac Davis,” CMA Country Music tweeted. “Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.”
But even before Davis became a hit as a singer, his writing ability made him a hot commodity, with greats such as Glen Campbell, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash recording his tunes.
And the King himself, Presley, came to Davis for hits “In the Ghetto” and “A Little Less Conversation.”
Davis hosted a self-titled variety show on NBC from 1974-76, and appeared in numerous TV specials.
“Very sad tonight! I just heard that legendary singer, songwriter and actor, Mac Davis has passed away after heart surgery,” country start Travis Tritt tweeted Tuesday night. “I grew up watching The Mac Davis show and loving his talent. This is heartbreaking!”
Davis died the same day as another 1970′s singing star, Helen Reddy. She appeared on Davis' TV show as Consequence of sound tweeted, showing the two onstage together,
Davis made his big-screen acting debut alongside Nick Nolte in 1979′s “North Dallas Forty.” The football flick garnered him good notices, earning him a spot as one of twelve “Promising New Actors of 1979” in John Willis' Screen World.
Other feature roles included 1980′s “Cheaper to Keep Her" and 1983′s “The Sting II” in which he and Jackie Gleason faced the impossible task of trying to match the Paul Newman-Robert Redford Oscar winner.
Most of his later acting work was on TV, including a 2019 role on “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings.”
According to IMDB.com, songs written and/or performed by Davis were used in 119 movies and TV shows from 1968-2020.
Davis was a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
And when I die
you can bury me
in Lubbock Texas,
in my jeans.
Goodnight