SINGER

Mac Davis

1942 - 2020

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Morris Mac Davis (January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020) was an American songwriter, singer, performer, and actor. A native of Lubbock, Texas, he enjoyed success as a crossover artist and writing for Elvis Presley during his early career, providing him with the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation". A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits such as "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me". Davis also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Mac Davis is the 2,717th most popular singer (down from 2,566th in 2024), the 14,443rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,750th in 2019) and the 752nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mac Davis ranks 2,717 out of 4,381. Before him are Jeff Barry, MakSim, Tetsuya, Amir Haddad, Aurela Gaçe, and Betty Wright. After him are Juliana Pasha, Anja Garbarek, Yoon Mi-rae, Wonho, Emilija Kokić, and Hersi Matmuja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Mac Davis ranks 711. Before him are Nathan Deal, Joy Behar, Sharon Olds, Ian Hancock, Andraé Crouch, and Suzanne Cory. After him are Joe Boyd, Richard M. Daley, Letta Mbulu, Terry Neill, Byron Dorgan, and Oliver Lake. Among people deceased in 2020, Mac Davis ranks 815. Before him are Terrence McNally, James M. Beggs, Tomasz Tomiak, Mary Pat Gleason, Dimitri Diatchenko, and Betty Wright. After him are Gene Reynolds, Lyle Waggoner, César Zabala, Bob Armstrong, Linda Manz, and Marián Čišovský.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mac Davis ranks 14,447 out of 20,380. Before him are Bea Benaderet (1906), Betty Wright (1953), Tom Gola (1933), Bill Ackman (1966), Steve Daines (1962), and Richard Webb (1915). After him are J. Donald Cameron (1833), Allen Covert (1964), Joe Boyd (1942), David Axelrod (1931), Julia Koch (1962), and George Stephanopoulos (1961).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mac Davis ranks 752. Before him are Big Daddy Kane (1968), Gladys Bentley (1907), Sinitta (1968), Mina (1997), Jeff Barry (1938), and Betty Wright (1953). After him are Yoon Mi-rae (1981), Jack Clement (1931), Cheryl Lynn (1957), Little Milton (1934), Siedah Garrett (1960), and Adelaide Hall (1901).

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