After notching a Top 40 hit with Davis' 'Memories,' Presley reached the Top Five in 1969 with the songwriter's 'In the Ghetto,' a single from the landmark From Elvis in Memphis LP. After joining the Liberty label three years later, in 1967 he moved to Los Angeles to head the company's publishing arm, Metric Music in addition to running Metric's day-to-day operations, he also began composing his own songs, with Glen Campbell, Bobby Goldsboro, Lou Rawls, and Kenny Rogers & the First Edition among the artists recording his work.įrom Elvis in Memphis In 1968, Elvis Presley recorded Davis' 'A Little Less Conversation,' and soon after the King was requesting more of his work. After moving to Georgia, Davis first broke into the music business in 1962, when he was hired by the Chicago-based record label Vee-Jay as their Atlanta-based regional manager. Born Scott Davis on January 21, 1942, in Buddy Holly's hometown of Lubbock, TX, he began performing in local rock groups while still in his teens.
At his commercial peak in the mid-'70s, Mac Davis was one of America's most popular entertainers, a countrypolitan-styled singer and actor who found considerable success in both fields.
