Mac Davis was a singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit in 1972 with “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me” and wrote hit songs for other artists including Elvis Presley’s (1935 – 1977) “In the Ghetto.”Davis had success as a songwriter before his recording career took off.
In addition to “In the Ghetto,” he wrote songs for Presley including “Memories” and “A Little Less Conversation” – which he originally wrote for Aretha Franklin (1942 – 2018) before changing the lyrics for Presley.
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