Following those hits in the late 1960s, he enjoyed his own successful career, with songs like 'Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me' and 'Stop and Smell the Roses.' He won the ACM Entertainer of the Year award in 1975.ĭavis, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, had six Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

In addition to 'In the Ghetto,' Davis also wrote 'A Little Less Conversation' for Presley. 'I could just sit around making music all day long/ As long as I'm making my music ain't gonna do nobody no harm/ And who knows maybe I'll come up with a song.' And he did.time after time,' he said. 'To quote from his song 'I Believe in Music'. Morey continued, writing that he'll miss laughing with his longtime friend. He was a music legend but his most important work was that as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.' 'Mac has been my client for over 40 years, and more importantly.

He was surrounded by the love of his life and wife of 38 years, Lise, and his sons Scott, Noah and Cody,' Morey wrote on Facebook. 'It's with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Mac Davis. News broke on Monday that Davis was critically ill after undergoing heart surgery in Nashville.

He was 78.ĭavis' manager of more than 40 years, Jim Morey, announced his death on Tuesday night. The songwriter, perhaps best known for writing Elvis Presley's 'In the Ghetto,' died on Tuesday.

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