Mac DavisMac Davis (born January 21, 1942 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. During his early years in music, he lived in Atlanta, Georgia where he played in a rock & roll band. As a songwriter, in the early 1970s, he wrote the hits In the Ghetto, Memories and Don't Cry Daddy for Elvis Presley. He also penned A Little Less Conversation for Presley's 1968 film, Live a Little, Love a Little that was re-released in 2002 in a remixed version. Davis also wrote the song "Watching Scotty Grow" that became a hit for Bobby Goldsboro. Davis recorded his own hits "I Believe In Music" and "Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me." From 1974 to 1976 he had his own television variety show on NBC, The Mac Davis Show. He was named the 1974 "Entertainer of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music. He made his motion picture debut opposite Nick Nolte in the 1979 football film, North Dallas Forty and as a result, was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" by Screen World Magazine. Mac Davis played the title role in the Broadway production of The Will Rogers Follies. Davis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This article about an actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mac_Davis&action=edit).This page about Mac Davis includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Mac Davis News stories about Mac Davis External links for Mac Davis Videos for Mac Davis Wikis about Mac Davis Discussion Groups about Mac Davis Blogs about Mac Davis Images of Mac Davis |
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Davis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bus Stop, which premiered in DDR 1st Mix), and "Kung Fu Fighting (Miami Booty Mix)", again featuring Bus Stop, which premiered in DDR Solo 2000. Mac Davis played the title role in the Broadway production of The Will Rogers Follies. His appearance in Bemani is marked with "Kung Fu Fighting" (Feat. He made his motion picture debut opposite Nick Nolte in the 1979 football film, North Dallas Forty and as a result, was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" by Screen World Magazine. The fame of this homage to martial arts films has overshadowed the rest of the singer's career, resulting in his appearance on cover versions of the song. He was named the 1974 "Entertainer of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music. Carl Douglas is a Jamaican-born disco and R & B singer, most famous for the one-hit wonder Kung Fu Fighting, which hit #1 in the Billboard charts in 1974. Davis recorded his own hits "I Believe In Music" and "Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me." From 1974 to 1976 he had his own television variety show on NBC, The Mac Davis Show. Davis also wrote the song "Watching Scotty Grow" that became a hit for Bobby Goldsboro. As a songwriter, in the early 1970s, he wrote the hits In the Ghetto, Memories and Don't Cry Daddy for Elvis Presley. He also penned A Little Less Conversation for Presley's 1968 film, Live a Little, Love a Little that was re-released in 2002 in a remixed version. During his early years in music, he lived in Atlanta, Georgia where he played in a rock & roll band. Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. |