FILE – Musician Mac Davis performs at the Texas Film Awards in Austin, Texas on March 6, 2014. Davis, a
country star and Elvis songwriter, died on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 after heart surgery. He was 78. Davis
started his career writing hits for Presley, including “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto.”
The Lubbock, Texas-native had a varied career over the years as a singer, actor and TV host and was
inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. He was named ACM entertainer of the year in 1974
after the success of songs like “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me.”
